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.
In 1965, Lawrence Jordan worked as an assistant to Joseph Cornell on his boxes and films. Jordan filmed his work extensively and as much as he could of the artist (and it is the only film-footage that exists of Cornell). Jordan edited the film in 1978 when he determined that it would be a kind of...
On ancient star maps of magnificent color quality, Lawrence Jordan takes the viewer out of this world into the realm of cosmic imagination. COSMIC ALCHEMY is thematically and visually consistent with his earlier shorts and yet, set to an evocative score by John Davis, Jordan has crossed into an u...
There is a hint of an underwater circus since many of the performers are acrobats. The sea water—if that is what it is—is yellowish brown. A full-faced sun rises from the Sun King's cradle while a moon of Saturn circles the planet. The cut-out animation moves airily through a time-distorted world...