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Caldera ; Inside out ; Melting pot
- Title
- Caldera ; Inside out ; Melting pot / John Sturgeon.
- Author
- Sturgeon, John, 1946-
- Publication
- [United States] : [publisher not identified], [1990]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | NYSCA U-matic 777.092 STURGEON | Performing Arts Research Collections - Reserve Film and Video |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rolnick, Neil B.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
- Summary
- "(Melting pot, 1987/6:30 min./color/stereo): A videotape by: Neil B. Rolnick & John Sturgeon. Presents a collage of complex images and sounds to depict the complex fabric of its subject. Video processing techniques are used to present multiple overlapping visual layers, while digitally sampled and computer processed sound is used to build a musical texture which toys with layers of meaning and perception. The impact is, simultaneously: visually arresting, humorous, and distressing."--
- "(Inside out/1990/10:45 min./color): Utilizes camera generated imagery, digitally processed material, computer graphics and animation to investigate the internal sense of the boundaries of self."--
- "(Caldera/1990/10:00 min./color stereo): A visually poetic investigation from some rather strong cultural impressions of Argentina and Uruguay in the late 1980s, 'Caldera' liberally mixes perceptions of these two countries. The Madres de Plaza de Mayo (the Mothers of the May Plaza) stage a weekly vigil in front of the Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, for family members missing/presumed executed during the Argentine military junta of the 1970's. Glimpses of strikes and political demonstrations are seen in the context of economic & political unrest in the collapsing economy of the 80s. Other scenes denote the rich social interaction of the people, generated by street theater and mimes; impromptu tango dancing; street vendors and local mercados and indigenous music, such as African influenced Candombe, particular to Uruguayan and Brazilian street musicians and dancers. These are set against a backdrop of visible poverty, with the growing numbers of beggars and a prevalent homeless situation amid the sense of a pervasive colonial past and dominance of Catholicism."--
- Alternative Title
- Caldera ; Inside out ; Melting pot
- Inside out.
- Melting pot.
- Subject
- Note
- Title from container.
- System Details (note)
- U-matic format.
- OCLC
- 913969124
- Author
- Sturgeon, John, 1946- artist.
- Title
- Caldera ; Inside out ; Melting pot / John Sturgeon.
- Publisher
- [United States] : [publisher not identified], [1990]
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videocassette
- System Details
- U-matic format.
- Added Author
- Sturgeon, John, 1946- Inside out.Sturgeon, John, 1946- Melting pot.Rolnick, Neil B. Melting pot.
- Added Title
- Inside out.Melting pot.
- Branch Call Number
- U-matic 777.092 STURGEON