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Poême électronique / Elektronisch gedicht

submitted by Eklek

1 decade 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C3%A8me_%C3%A9lectronique
Dutch text in the opening translated in English:

Philips have created an automatic apparatus that inaugurates a new art with unlimited possibilities, via a synthesis of light, colour, picture, speech and music displayed in space.
The "Electronic Poem," wrought by Le Corbusier, his collaborator Iannis Xenakis and the composer Edgard Varèse aims at showing how our increasingly mechanized civilization is striving towards a new harmony in the future.
The scenario consists of the following sequences:

- Genesis
- Spirit and Matter
- From Darkness to Dawn
- Man-made Gods
- How time moulds civilization
- Harmony
- To all mankind

More context:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Poeme-electronique-Edgar-Varese-Iannis-Xenakis-Corbusier

6 Comments

graterbotsays...

Moving this video to Eklek's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

Eklek

says...

*beg!

siftbot

says...

Sending this video to Beggar's Canyon to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter Eklek.

notarobot

says...

um... *obscure? Probably a few other things too...

siftbot

says...

Adding video to channels (Obscure) - requested by notarobot.

lullaby_lune

says...

Oddly enough, in some ways I wish this were more abstract. I think I was looking for more in the way of feedback-type noises and other audio stimuli.
Good concept though!