THE EYE OF THE DAY

A video poem by Mike Ladd. Filmed inside an old kampong house at Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia, in 2009. The video features five poems in traditional pantum form which are linked to the five Muslim prayer times of the day: dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and night.

More information about the kampong house can be found at http://www.rimbundahan.org/architecture/rumah_uda_manap/index.htm

The Eye of the Day won equal first prize at the 2010 Poetronica awards for a multimedia poem.

It is being exhibited at slot gallery in Sydney from 24th of January to 27th February 2011. For more details visit
http://www.slot.net.au/

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• poem
• pantum
• malaysia
• kampong
• rimbun
• dahan
• poetronica

[TheRimRider]

Hi Mike. I really enjoyed this. Didn't know about it until the last 'Island.' Great work. Languid but full, like a day.

[MieliPress]

Beautifully structured.

Very fine shooting and editing.

Subtle and evocative audio.

An achievement to be really proud of.

Congratulations Mike.

Ian MacNeill

[hakeae]

beautiful, meditative, moving ...

[yusufmartin51]

great Mike so glad to have watched it with you

[jaynefentonkeane]

Thanks for the memories Mike. That Kampong house is something, not to mention Angela & Hijjas' incredible generosity. I like the way you emulated the pace of the retreat in the pantuns.