Sixty Minutes Smiling shows a group of formally dressed men and women standing in front of a neutral background. They could be the executive management of a company. Posing statically, they look into the camera with a constant smile for the entire 60 minutes. Formally the work relates to Gillian Waering’s Sixty Minutes of Silence.
However, Witt is less interested in the dynamics within the group but rather focuses on in the emotional dynamics of each single person. In the second video channel Witt focuses on the facial expression of the protagonists. While hardly noticeable in the group image, specific details and emotions become apparent.