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Stabat Mater

2011-07-07T15:32:06.337Z

Yet another collaboration with Paola Erdas (http://www.vimeo.com/tag:paolaerdas).
The previous one (http://www.vimeo.com/25819903) was a tragic lullaby sung by Mary to her baby Jesus, this one is taking place as she is standing ("Stabat Mater") by the cross.
The music is sung by Lia Serafini, with the Janas Ensemble conducted from the harpsichord by Paola Erdas (http://www.paolaerdas.it/).
Music composed by Giovanni Felice Sances (circa 1600 - 1679).

An old friend, former drawing student of mine, may have found a key for entering the work, which can be difficult at times. She was familiar with my natural media work, but her first encounter with my digital "time-art" brought this remark:
"My questions, at first, were around the movement between the sound/music and the imagings.
The movement /relationship felt uncertain, then as I kept a soft eye on the paintings moving--all worked...together."

"...a soft eye..."

"Just looking" as distinct from "looking for..."

As with my natural media work, this is much more about uncovering bits of "not-doing" than exhibiting any evidence of "control" and/or intentional action...

I dedicate this piece to the memory of Cy Twombly, who died recently (July 5, 2011).

Lullaby

2011-06-30T17:08:14.531Z

Another film in collaboration with Paola Erdas (http://www.vimeo.com/tag:paolaerdas).
This is a lullaby sung by Mary to her son, Jesus.
While putting her baby to sleep, she is assailed by visions of what's to come.
The music was composed by Tarquinio Merula (1594 – 1665) and vividly makes manifest the extreme tension between the love, and the horror.
There's a modicum of peace surfacing during the last stanzas, but I can't help still feeling (and making visible) what lurks ahead.
This music (and more) is available on Paola Erdas' site http://www.paolaerdas.it/ (in the "Programs > Janas Ensemble:" http://www.paolaerdas.it/e_pro_janas.html)
The images in this film, though exclusively computer generated, brought me back to my natural media days (http://www.vudici.net/awn/awn_natural_media_th.html) and more specifically, to this series of drawings http://www.vudici.net/awn/images_intro.html
However, I am becoming increasingly aware of working "on" or "with" (my perception of) the flow of time much more than "on" or "with" images...

Absence

2011-06-16T15:55:02.287Z

Another film with music magnificently interpreted by Paola Erdas.
The music was recorded during a live concert, and is available on Paola's website: http://www.paolaerdas.it/

Attempting to make visible what Paola's playing evokes in me is very demanding. To respect and dialog with her poetry, the images must not impose their will, they have to remain at a level that does not "speak" too loudly.
One needs to navigate that sensitive and elusive space that can exist between being "too close to" and "too far from" the music.
If Norman McLaren said that "animation is what happens between the frames," Visual Music is likely what happens between the music and the images, and that dialogue is often overwhelmed either by the music, or the images...

The music is "Tombeau de Mezangeau " by Gaultier/Perrine.

The previous films, "Romance 'Para Quien Crie Yo Cabellos'," "La rosa enflorece," "Pavana glosada," "Diferencias" and "La Folia" (with Paola's "Quadro Janas" ensemble), are also available here on Vimeo.

Romance "Para Quien Crie Yo Cabellos"

2011-06-11T23:17:45.164Z

Another film with music magnificently interpreted by Paola Erdas. The level of sophistication of her playing (and of this composition by Antonio de Cabezón) feeds my soul.

Attempting to make visible what Paola's playing evokes in me is very demanding. One needs to navigate that sensitive and elusive space that can exist between being "too close to" and "too far from" the music.
If Norman McLaren said that "animation is what happens between the frames," Visual Music is likely what happens between the music and the images, and that dialogue is often overwhelmed either by the music, or the images...

The previous films, "La rosa enflorece," "Pavana glosada," "Diferencias" and "La Folia" (with Paola's "Quadro Janas" ensemble), are also available here on Vimeo.

The music, "Romance 'Para Quien Crie Yo Cabellos'," is a composition by Antonio de Cabezón (Spain, 1510-1566).

It is available on Paola Erdas' CD "CABEZÓN, LA TECLA DE L'ALMA" (ARCANA A 357)

La rosa enflorece

2011-06-07T21:49:53.287Z

Another film with music magnificently interpreted by Paola Erdas (her introduction in this piece is simply magical) and, in this case, the haunting voice of Lia Serafini.

The previous films, "Pavana glosada," "Diferencias" and "La Folia" (with Paola's "Quadro Janas" ensemble), are also available here on Vimeo.

Attempting to make visible what Paola's playing evokes in me. Navigating that sensitive and elusive space between being "too close to" and "too far from" the music is very demanding. If Norman McLaren said that "animation is what happens between the frames," Visual Music is likely what happens between the music and the images, and that dialogue is often overwhelmed either by the music, or the images...

The music, "La rosa enflorece," is a Spanish anonymous composition (Sephardic).

Available on Paola Erdas' CD "CABEZÓN, LA TECLA DE L'ALMA" (ARCANA A 357)