Dark into dark [videorecording] / Charlemagne Palestine. [1979]

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Palestine, Charlemagne. Dark into dark [videorecording] / Charlemagne Palestine.

Dark into dark [videorecording] / Charlemagne Palestine. [1979]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192076014

This psychologically charged piece focuses on light and darkness, need and rejection, and the relationship of performer and audience. In a dark space, Palestine can be heard humming and whispering to himself. Very slowly his eyes and then his face become visible. He addresses the viewer in a tone that shifts between threatening, cajoling, laughing, and accusing. As Palestine moves into the light and then recedes back into the shadows, darkness can be seen as a metaphor for the safety of ignorance and isolation.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (19 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 3/4 in. original.1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (19 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. archival master.1 videocassette of 1 (Digital Betacam) (19 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. copy master.1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (19 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. use copy.

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