BILL MORRISON –
WORKS ON FILM
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Composed entirely of decaying nitrate-based archival footage drawn from nearly a thousand sources, this is a mysterious testament to the beauty of decomposition, with a fascinating dialogue between the images and their own disintegration. There are four distinguished movements in the piece (Creation, Civilization, Conundrum, Disintegration & Rebirth), all accompanied by a soundtrack by renowned composer Michael Gordon, which bears the same title. In Morrison’s own words, “it’s a testament or analogy to our own human experience where our will or our subjective experience believes in some way that we are immortal, and we are able to continue with our lives, ironically, tragically, heroically, in spite of the fact that we are decaying.” "Decasia" premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was named one of the ten best films of 2003 (#3) by J. Hoberman of the Village Voice. This is one of Bill Morrison’s pieces, which is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. |