The Environmental Portrait in Koyaanisqatsi
Las Vegas waitresses in Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi. In Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, a group of middle-aged Las Vegas waitresses look straight into the camera as they are captured in time lapse. This brief scene in Koyaanisqatsi adds to the film’s complex montage of visually arresting sequences that explore the condition of late capitalism. The position of…