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sound of a million insects, light of a thousand stars

sound of a million insects, light of a thousand stars

Nishikawa Tomonari | Japan | 2014 | 2' |

| IFFR 2015

35mm colour negative film was buried under fallen leaves near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Visualising invisible radioactivity, the result is a frenzy of flickers of light and scratches. Nishikawa’s abstract film may be his most political, and one that is a joy to behold.

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