Reading Response

In Material Memories Time And The Cinematic Image, by Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), presents the topics of culture, space and time portrayed through film. The essay discusses how historically, art has always been associated with ritual. He goes on to explain how time and space are explored through editing, lighting, music, and visual fluidity is created. The explorations are important because the surrealist ideal can be achieved through art by disrupting the patterns of conformity. Unlike basic Euro-American ideals that are based off of logic, time and space can be transformed through the unconscious. He also presents how this can be shown through narrative. I enjoy this idea of the unconscious disorder of culture. I often try to convey my perception of time and space in my work. Film and video, as a medium, are important to this cause because it can be the most clear representation of reality. In my work I try to manipulate that reality through aesthetics.