Uses canonical texts over archival video to repurpose meaning, destabilising received histories. The Nine Muses is comprised of nine overlapping musical chapters that mix archival material with original scenes. Together, they form a stylized, idiosyncratic retelling of the history of mass migration to post-war Britain through the suggestive lens of the Homeric epic (The Odyssey).… Continue reading The Nine Muses
Category: Year Two
Language (English) as Fetish?
Few months ago I stumbled upon this paragraph in Olga Tokarciuk’s Flights: The Tongue Is the Strongest Muscle There are countries out there where people speak English. But not like us – we have our own languages hidden in our carry-on luggage, in our cosmetics bags, only ever using English when we travel, and then… Continue reading Language (English) as Fetish?
Robert Bresson: Off-Screen Sound, Voice, Rhythm
Robert Bresson is known as one of the first film makers to really focus on the use of sound. Writings on the subject are many and I will be referencing a series of essays from the book Robert Bresson, edited by James Quandt, as well as Notes on the Cinematographer, by the director himself. Sound… Continue reading Robert Bresson: Off-Screen Sound, Voice, Rhythm