Notes from 'Feel Flows : The Films of Phil Solomon' @ Tate

'Nocturne'

private made public, but available

non-ironic montage

the compulsion to be with others in language (observation made to someone texting on mobile right after 'Nocturne')

the world ending with water, fire and ice

night photography

lighting as the essence of film

everyone suspect to sentimentality. Hollywood to blame.

economy of gesture

metaphor

aura as light

night as a field where your eye moves across

nathaniel dorsky

joseph cornell


Films screened :

'What's out Tonight is Lost', 1983, 16mm, colour, silent, 8 min

'Psalm I : The Lateness of the Hour, 2001, 16mm, colour, silent, 10min

'Nocturne', 1980, 16mm, b/w, silent, 10min

'Seasons...', 2011, 16mm, colour, silent, 15min

'Remains to be seen' 1989/94, 16mm, colour, sound, 17min