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Harry Bertoia's Sculpture (1965)

1965 · Short film · 23 min · dir. Clifford B. West

Synopsis

Opening with the camera slowly moving over what appears to be the surface of the moon, it suddenly falls back to reveal instead the texture of a sculpture. The film is one of constant motion, resulting from the vertiginous movements of West's camera, or the movement built into the sculptures themselves. The music, played by Bertoia, utilizing various objects alternately hammering or caressing his sculptures, is reminiscent of the work of Xenakis.

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Details

Director
Clifford B. West
Released
1965-01-01
Running time
23 minutes

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