Time and The River

Some abstract geometric meshes serves as a starting point, they amplifies the curiosity of the viewer by creating compositions or settings that generate tranquil poetic images that leave traces and balances on the edge of recognition and alienation. By applying a poetic and often metaphorical language, Lucy English tries to develop forms that do not follow logical criteria. The film incites the viewer to make new personal associations. Her poem appears as dreamlike images in which fiction and reality meet, well-known tropes merge, meanings shift, past and present fuse. Time and memory always play a key role.
This film was made as a result of collaboration between Lucy English, Tim Benjamin & Maciej Piatek. More info about the Book of Hours project below. The poem was written by Lucy to the video samples/animations I made earlier on. Then the whole poem was incorporated into the longer visual piece. Lucy wanted to reverse the traditional way of making video poems where words are initiating the whole creative visual process.

Credits:
Poem & Voice: Lucy English
Music: Tim Benjamin
Concept & Animation: Maciej Piatek