For EMPAC’s Filament Festival I decided to attend a screening of Dance MOViES Commissioned MO-SO. This 10-minute looping video installation was directed by Kasumi and composed by Fang Man. I watched the three side-by-side video screens in the dark and completely empty Studio 1. As soon as I walked in I was overwhelmed by the bright colors and vividness of the work. I couldn’t decide which screen to watch. I wanted to watch all of them all at the same time. They were all so interesting to watch my eyes bounced from screen to screen.
To make sure I didn’t miss anything I sat through the screening twice and I enjoyed every minute of it. The work had many layers and scenes that where intense but also relaxing. It kept my full attention the whole time and it was fascinating to watch at how all the screens related to each other. The music was very interesting and had many experimental sounds that fit well with the colorful piece. During one of the scenes of a moving ocean, the sounds of raindrops were played through the speakers creating a very calm feeling in the room. Not all three screens played at the same time the whole duration and I liked that about the piece. When only one screen played and the other two were off you could give your full attention to that one screen and really understand it.
The layered film had a very interesting effect that I had never seen before. The overlapping of the film made it seem like it had many layers and created a sense of movement. The artist mixed vintage film along with colorful abstract paintings, Chinese calligraphy, and other scenes of a man in motion. It created a theme and added many textures that were very beautiful and tied in very nicely. The close ups of the dancer’s feet and hands where my favorites scenes in the film.
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