Meditation on Violence 2 part

Maya Deren
In Meditation on Violence (1948) Deren's camera is motivated by the movement of the performer, Chao Li Chi. This film is marked by a lack of dynamism and mobility that we have come to expect from Deren's camera. It also obscures the distinction between violence and beauty. The shadows on the white wall behind Chi amplify the movement of the Wu Tang ritual. In Meditation on Violence Deren experiments with film time, reversing the film part way through producing a loop. Exhibited forwards and then backwards, the difference in the Wu Tang movements is almost imperceptible.

the film & text are from:
http://www.ubu.com/film/deren.html

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Meditation
• on
• Violence
• Maya
• Deren
• Music:
• Teiji
• Ito.
• performer
• Chao
• Li
• Chi.
• Wu
• Tang
• ritual

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[Skillking22]

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[Skillking22]

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[ayamkambingliao]

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[Skillking22]

Hi there. Thanks for the videos. It was great seeing a classic performance from the 40s, man. I myself is a practitioner of Chinese martial arts and this is truly motivating. ^_^

[newyorktosf]

Hey there, nice to see another Meditation on Violence video out there. I have one that I made in '98 or '99 (can't remember - ha!) Take a look when you have a chance. Thanks and good job.

[zeena35]

Astounding. Thanks so much!

[manhattanprojec7]

awesome! thanks