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| Night Vision Videopoem Triptych by Swoon |
This summer, video-artist Swoon created a video based on my poem, "On Edward Hopper's Automat." He has now combined it with two other videopoems to make a three-part video triptych called Night Vision. The poems by Nic Sebastian, Sherry O'Keefe and me blend into a haunting exploration of nocturnal life.
I'm intrigued by the way this new form tears down the boundaries between poems. The film adds layers of visual and auditory friction; the three narratives create a back and forth conversation about fear, distance, and loneliness. They seem to ricochet and echo as if in the dense fog a lighthouse keeper's dream life. Night Vision reminds me once more that artists work in partnership, even when we aren't immediately conscious of it.
Thanks for the kind words.
ReplyDeletei especially relate to your comment: "even when we aren't immediately conscious of it." what runs beneath the surface, all the while we move through life, too tuned in to the surface, there are so many other layers running with us. this triptych is a stirring example.
ReplyDeletesherry