1976 | United States | Experimental

Hydroglyphs: Early Morning Drift

  • English - 11 mins
  • Director | Laurie McDonald, Alan Powell
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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Hydroglyphs pictographic writing in water, is a work that experiments with the lyrical qualities of shapes, colors, and forms occurring in water reflections and how these elements create an electronic painting unfolding in real time. Filmed from a canoe in the Great Swamp of southern Rhode Island, the imagery begins with subtle colorization and builds to a visual complexity that maintains a layered, watercolor effect throughout. Note sequences programmed using a Moog synthesizer mixed with loops of ambient sounds such as birds, crickets, and water suggest the complex visual and sonic experience of the swamp.

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