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| 7:m PM, Sunday, April 6, 2014 | 7:m PM, Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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| Tonights show was an interesting mix of compositions, anchored by the long (?30 min) and weighty (subject-wise) debut of _Beyond Zero_. The use of prerecorded snippets both before, between and during the short pieces that preceded _Beyond Zero_ was well done, though at times, it made it hard to distinguish the transitions between the individual sections. Similarly, being based on degraded film stock nearly 100 years old, it was aslo difficult at times to make sense of the video content that accompanied _Beyond Zero_. Certainly, some transitions seemed to emphasize the decrepit and decayed nature of the source material, spinning pseudo-kaleidoscopic splotches into patterns that would cover the current scene and then dissolve into the next. Very artful! While the "narrative" content of the video was somewhat oblique, stressing neither the actual horror of battle nor the stridently patriotic political theatre that accompanied it, the same cannot be said for Vrebalov's composition, which began in rather calm, hushed tones, then steadily added layer after layer of angst, fear, tension and strife, building steadily until the penultimate "screaming" section, only to give way at last to a peaceful requim, signaled by bell tones from huge cut brass shell casings, hung like tubular bells, and struck quietly by David and John. | Tonights show was an interesting mix of compositions, anchored by the long (?30 min) and weighty (subject-wise) debut of _Beyond Zero_. The use of prerecorded snippets both before, between and during the short pieces that preceded _Beyond Zero_ was well done, though at times, it made it hard to distinguish the transitions between the individual sections. Similarly, being based on degraded film stock nearly 100 years old, it was also difficult at times to make sense of the video content that accompanied _Beyond Zero_. Certainly, some transitions seemed to emphasize the decrepit and decayed nature of the source material, spinning pseudo-kaleidoscopic splotches into patterns that would cover the current scene and then dissolve into the next. Very artful! While the "narrative" content of the video was somewhat oblique, stressing neither the actual horror of battle nor the stridently patriotic political theatre that accompanied it, the same cannot be said for Vrebalov's composition, which began in rather calm, hushed tones, then steadily added layer after layer of angst, fear, tension and strife, building steadily until the penultimate "screaming" section, only to give way at last to a peaceful requiem, signaled by bell tones from huge cut brass shell casings, hung like tubular bells, and struck quietly by David and John. |
| After the show, we spent some time in the lobby looking over XX's _Combat Paper Project_ prints, which collected collage-like prints of visual elements from DM's film, wet-printed onto hand-made paper sourced from old military uniforms donated by combat veterans for this piece. It was an interesting work, both conceptually and in technical execution, but the actual pieces didn't really stimulate me as much as the general notion motivating the creation of the portfolio. | |
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| <(wip)> | After the show, we spent some time in the lobby looking over XX's _Combat Paper Project_ prints, which collected collage-like prints of visual elements from DM's film, wet-printed onto hand-made paper sourced from old military uniforms donated by combat veterans for this piece. It was an interesting work, both conceptually and in technical execution, but the actual pieces didn't really stimulate me as much as the general notion motivating the creation of the portfolio. |
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