Films by Ed Ruscha

Miracle, 1975, 16 mm, colour, 29:39 min.

The film is mainly set in a garage where a mechanic is working on a Ford Mustang. A woman calls and wants to meet him and they make a date for a few hours later. The mechanic’s obsession with science gets the upper hand, and in the ensuing hours both he and the workshop undergo a physical and mental transformation. The presence of a house fly ultimately plays a crucial part.

Premium, 1971, 16 mm, colour, 25:05 min.

A man buys the ingredients for a salad at a supermarket and drives to a cheap hotel room. Here, he prepares the salad in an unexpected way and politely invites a woman who – at least initially – has high expectations on the meeting. But the man has overlooked a vital detail! The film takes an unexpected turn when he goes and gets the missing ingredient.