Morgan Fisher makes films that “…return you to the here and now, and in so doing give you back the body that all other films take away from you” (Morgan Fisher).

With Projection Instructions Morgan Fisher turns his interest to the screening space and the act of projection. Every film must be performed by the projectionist, but generally the projectionist's job is done correctly when it goes unnoticed. Projection Instructions puts the projectionist at the centre of the work, requiring his full attention, as all the textual instructions on the screen (“Turn sound off”, “Throw out of focus”...) need to be read and respected.

The projectionist is no longer the means for delivering the performances of actors to the audience; the projectionist is a performer who, at Fisher’s instruction (or, in a sense, at the film’s instruction), succinctly demonstrates (or fails to demonstrate) the various dimensions of the viewing experience controlled from the projection booth.

Scott MacDonald