Visual Variations on Noguchi

A voice occasionally says a word or two: "on the sidewalk" or "lithium" or a woman's name. A hand-held camera frames parts of sculptures, or moves across their surfaces, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, almost always in close-up. The soundtrack, in addition to the voice, is discordant music. Light and shadows are paramount. Sometimes the camera repeats up and down movements; once, a set of jump cuts brings an object closer. The music can be shrill in contrast to the sculptures. Almost entirely of wood, they are the work of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988): Abstract, usually smooth and rounded (but not always).

Monster

Monster

2003

Fire

Fire

1997

A Grand Day Out

A Grand Day Out

1990

The Wrong Trousers

The Wrong Trousers

1993

A Close Shave

A Close Shave

1996

Cortez

Cortez

2017

Supergirl

Supergirl

2016

Riders of the Purple Cows

Riders of the Purple Cows

1924

Honest Injun

Honest Injun

1926

Without Your Love

Without Your Love

2020

Ulysse

Ulysse

1986

The Shoe

The Shoe

1998

Dream Land

Dream Land

2004

Itinerary of Jean Bricard

Itinerary of Jean Bricard

2008

Legend of the Red Reaper

Legend of the Red Reaper

2013

Gabriela

Gabriela

2023

Reconstruction

Reconstruction

2021

Приятного аппетита

Приятного аппетита

1961

Spies of Mississippi

Spies of Mississippi

2014

Prater

Prater

2007

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