I found this conceptual video directed by Martyna Iwanska interesting. I found myself in a state of mixed emotions
while trying to decipher the intentions of the artist. The words quoted towards the beginning to give
some insight, “shape without form, shade without color, paralyzed force, gesture
without motion…. There are moments of peacefulness yet haunting and even some
that just were weird, but fascinating. I
purposely didn’t read the accompanying paragraph till afterwards, but instantly
found closer than I realize what the artist had created:
"Passion White" strives to achieve austerity, simplification of form and mathematical precision. It is an attempt at finding out if it is possible to create realistic tension in a sterile, minimalistic space resembling a white canvas. Each frame represents separate micro world, which carries primary, raw emotions. Unhurried pictures and perverse repetition of sounds are set out to engage the viewer in a specific dreamy state of hypnosis.
White no.1 - Video Art on Vimeo
"When we pass by landscapes they appear fixed in time but they change around us constantly. Singapore has gone through an incredible change over the past 8 years, and I have tried to capture as much of this change as possible. There are no permanent cameras used in this film, it required regular site visits over 988 shoot days and over 3300 matched shots." - accompanying description with video.
This time lapse titled "Lion City Rising" by Keith Loutit is fascinating to watch. It is memorizing to see the erection of these buildings and how the change of the city scape appears to change so quickly, compared to the reality that it seems to take forever. I appreciate the artist's dedication to the project in how he revisited the sites regularly to capture the images.
Lion City Rising on Vimeo
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