Sunday, December 10, 2006

  • Zorn's Lemma (1970) Hollis Frampton

It''s about the acquisition of language while rythm puts it all together. Replacing a letter with an image gives it a sense of a visual world that we live in. The visual side and space supesceed. Taking out letters also makes you think why. Repetition of certain images sets up a rhythm that the audience sticks to. This exposes the idea of how knowledge is recognized. Formal trickery builds anticipation. Space is dealing with volume and mass in accordance to what it is. This piece deals with what the alphabet is and its depth of annunciating. Audience unlearns all visual items to make them see again. In conclusion images fly quicker than words with a sense that time is passing.

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