COPPER PERFORATION LOOP TRIPTYCH
EUTERPE • 3m 21s
Iterations of COPPER PERFORATION LOOP, an original piece of direct animation created by scraping emulsion off of 16mm black leader against a 5” diameter circular disc of perforated copper. The Triptych includes the original loop and hand processed contact prints of it, one of which was printed onto Liquid Light treated clear leader. Soundtrack composed by Peter Randlette.
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