Art of Memory
Synopsis
Manipulating a variety of sources, Vasulka uses creative imaging tools to situate historical images against Southwestern landscapes of incredible beauty. Contorting the images into a variety of isomorphic forms, Vasulka creates a literal shape for these memories, developing these shapes as metaphors for the processes of fragmentation, condensation, and inversion, that inevitably contort fact into memory. While much of the raw material for the tape is drawn from World War II and its rehearsals, the Spanish Civil War and the Russian Revolution, The Art of Memory is really an extended meditation seeking to reconcile the blurry, banal photographs of historic figures with the mass destruction they helped engineer.
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October 22, 1987
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Woody Vasulka
- Original Title
- Art of Memory
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English, German, Russian, Spanish
- Runtime
- 37m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Woody Vasulka
Department Leadership Roster
Woody Vasulka
Director
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What is Art of Memory about?
Manipulating a variety of sources, Vasulka uses creative imaging tools to situate historical images against Southwestern landscapes of incredible beauty. Contorting the images into a variety of isomorphic forms, Vasulka creates a literal shape for these memories, developing these shapes as metaphors for the processes of fragmentation, condensation, and inversion, that inevitably contort fact into memory. While much of the raw material for the tape is drawn from World War II and its rehearsals, the Spanish Civil War and the Russian Revolution, The Art of Memory is really an extended meditation seeking to reconcile the blurry, banal photographs of historic figures with the mass destruction they helped engineer.
Who directed Art of Memory?
Art of Memory was directed by Woody Vasulka.
Who stars in Art of Memory?
The principal cast of Art of Memory includes Daniel Nagrin, Doris Cross.
When was Art of Memory released and how long is it?
Art of Memory was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 37m.