tree stain man
(hommage to stan)

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An experimental round dance in three movements, composed using footage of trees taken in Oxford in spring 2001. My first ever roll of Kodachrome 40. A homage to the life-in-work of Stan Brakhage.

To be projected silent, or as a visual theme for musical improvisation. 

World premiere: Openings, Film Love #53, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA, USA (live soundtrack by Roger Ruzow and the Atlanta Fourth Ward Improvisational Ensemble), 9 December 2007.
European premiere:
Carte blanche à Dérives, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg,
6 February 2008.

A film by Peter Snowdon. Super8/DV, 4'12", 2007. Silent.