‘Canyon Time’ reflects back on one of the older themes of video art: time. The film seeks to dramatize the contrast between the slow moving time of the natural world and the fleetingness of the human moment. Close-ups of disease in plants – which show the organisms as both alive and dead, between times and states – juxtapose with images that capture the brief life of a moment of experience or interaction between people. The piece explores the medium’s ability to make time palpable, and is one of my first works of video art.
Richard O'Sullivan was born in England and grew up in South Wales. After moving to Los Angeles to study film direction in 2001, he became interested in video as an art form. His work explores landscapes and the meanings of place; he also produces documentaries, which explore personal narratives. In 2007 his work has been shown at the New York Video Festival at Lincoln Centre, the Lucca Film Festival, Experimentica '07, Optica International Festival of Video Art, and La Isle Video Screenings. In 2006 he gained an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA. He currently lives in the UK.
Category: MEDIAWAVE Festival / Gathering / MEDIAWAVE 2008
Genre: Experimental
Nationalities: United Kingdom / USA
Year: 2008
Premiere: Hungarian premier
Director: Richard O'SULLIVAN
15:43 min. 2006 DV, Colour, szöveg nélkül
Operatőr: Richard O'Sullivan
Vágó: Richard O'Sullivan
