Breer is a consummate master of cinematic space. He constantly provokes a sense of depth through changing the scale of his shapes. Confounding the principle that numerical titles denote pure abstraction, in 77 we see a number of simple mechanic objects spiral out of a spray paint nebula, then implode into pure pattern and line.
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Negative Man
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Wrist Trick (Fluxfilm #28)
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Scratch Pad
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Moral Rearmement
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Flammes
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48 Köpfe aus dem Szondi-Test
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Free Radicals
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Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1977
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2000
- Length
- 10"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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