Michael Snow
Michael Snow was considered one of Canada's most important artists, and one of the world's leading experimental filmmakers. His wide-ranging and multidisciplinary oeuvre explored the possibilities inherent in different mediums and genres, and encompassed film and video,... Read full bio →
*Corpus Callosum
A surreal and comic exploration of an office space and the decorations of a living room.
So Is This
English and French words flash individually over a black background.
Breakfast (Table Top Dolly)
A continuous zoom traverses the space of a breakfast table, serving as a grand metaphor for indigestion.
'Rameau's Nephew' by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.
La région centrale
A 1971 experimental Canadian film directed by Michael Snow. Shot in the Canadian mountains over a period of 24 hours using a robotic arm.
A Casing Shelved
Michael Snow's 1970 film A Casing Shelved combines a projection of a 35mm slide showing a bookcase in Snow's studio with a tape-recorded narration by the artist that discusses various objects within the image.
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A camera moves back and forth at an increasing pace. Back and forth, back and forth...
Wavelength
In a Lower Manhattan industrial loft, a camera very slowly zooms into a photograph on a wall while various people occasionally enter and exit.