Simon Payne
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Simon Payne at IFFR
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Primary Phases
Resembling the aesthetics of early abstract film, the projected patterns of red, green and blue ‘wipes’ directly influence what’s outside the frame
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Iris Out
Composed of single frames from sequences of expanding or contracting irises, this video was reformatted for different aspect ratios.
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New Ratio
An exploration of the move from the 4:3 screen ratio to 16:9, now the standard for broadcast television. A hypnotic and sensory exploration of the
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Twice Over
As pure and as rapturous as twelve minutes of rectangular colour, sound, and decay could ever hope to be.
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Edges: Waves
Everything happens at the edges of the frame here. The action is minimal: two lines build up an undulating pattern and unfurl again.
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NOT AND OR
As Simon Payne flips, reverses and refilms black-and-white quadrilateral shapes, our brain’s powers of perception are stretched to their absolute l