Los Cielos / The Heavens - Nada Visible
Desde pequeña mirar al cielo siempre me ha ofrecido una sensación especial de paz, quietud, y vasta amplitud. Con el tiempo he aprendido que mirar al cielo es una herramienta que nos ayuda a sintonizarnos con esta dimensión de paz. Inspirada por trabajos de cine experimental usando material encontrado (como MOTHER de Candice Breitz) me pregunté: qué podría ocurrir al extraer los cielos de muchas películas y componerlos de distintas maneras en un nuevo video? Un nuevo video de sólo cielos! Un espacio que nos permita conectarnos con una perspectiva más contemplativa de ver la realidad, a un nuevo ritmo distinto del cine tradicional narrativo.
Since I was a child, looking at the sky has always offered me a special feeling of peace, stillness, and vast spaciousness. Over time I have learned that looking at the sky can be a tool that helps us tune into this dimension of peace. Inspired by experimental works using found footage (such as Candice Breitz's MOTHER) I asked myself: what might happen if I extract the skies from many films and compose them in different ways into a new video? A new video of just skies! A space that might allow us to connect with a more contemplative way of seeing reality, at a new pace and a new rhythm, different than the one traditional narrative cinema has to offer.
I scored this video using field recordings (of wood-wick candles, matches, and other found objects), and digital instruments such as flute, marimba, and bass.
Para componer el sonido de este video utilicé grabaciones de campo (de velas de mecha de madera, fósforos, y otros objetos encontrados) e instrumentos digitales como flauta, marimba y bajo.
Nicole Brenez in Fergus Daly’s Experimental Conversations, 2006
Malcolm Le Grice in Fergus Daly’s Experimental Conversations, 2006How to Connect by Thich Nhat Hanh, pg. 28