The Ground

Audience Score
60
The Ground
What lives in the space between the stones in the space cupped between my hand and my chest Filmmakerstonemason A tower or ruin of remembrance With each swing of the hammer I cut into the image and the sound rises from the chisel A rhythm marked by repetition and animated by variation strokes of hammer and fist resounding in dialogue In this space which the film creates emptiness gains a contour strong enough for the spectator to see more than the image a space permitting vision in addition to sight

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Original Language:English

My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure

Avant-garde film by Robert Beavers. At first glance, this expression appears like a poetic riddle, but its practical relevance becomes quite obvious for those who see and hear the films. Beavers has worked extensively on re-editing his films to create the larger film cycle "My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure," a project started in 1968 and finished in 2002.