Light Music 1975

Curator: Lis Rhodes' "Light Music" is a landmark expanded cinema work. Editor: My first impression is stark; the light feels almost violent, cutting through the darkness. Curator: Indeed. Rhodes uses projected light and striped patterns to create a disorienting, almost hallucinatory space. The stripes trigger cultural memories of prison bars, surveillance, control. Editor: Yes, and the scale! Being immersed in it like this, it's both oppressive and strangely beautiful. I feel like I'm in a film noir dream. Curator: The film's structure evokes the early avant-garde use of rhythm and repetition to create a more visceral experience. Editor: It's like the very act of seeing is being questioned, turned inside out. Curator: Absolutely, and that subversion extends to challenging the fixed meaning of images themselves. Editor: It's a reminder that what we see is always mediated, constructed. Makes me want to mess with my projector. Curator: It is a testament to the potency of elemental forms. Editor: I'm going to spend more time in dark spaces now!