OPALIO, ROBERTO ~ WHISPERS OF THE LAST LIGHT ~ dvdr (opax, italy)
new short film by visual artist / musician roberto opalio, one half of my cat is an alien. filmed on march 21st, 2006, the video represents a visionary, introspective view of the empty spaces over the city, torino. through a unique, hand-manipulated shot made in real-time, roberto opalio’s poetic fragmentation and distortion of real objects recalls early film experiments by man ray, as well as a certain warholian psychedelia in the use of filtered light as a main principle of creation / perception of one’s own reality. the soundtrack, recorded the same day appositely, leads to a further estrangement with the use of opalio’s looped wordless vocals and electronics merging into a heavy, ecstatic stream of sounds. special handmade limited edition of 100; in nice textured cardboard tri-fold sleeve, with silver ink drawing by roberto opalio. handnumbered.
OPALIO, ROBERTO ~ WHISPERS OF THE LAST LIGHT ~ dvdr (opax, italy)
OPALIO, ROBERTO ~ WHISPERS OF THE LAST LIGHT ~ dvdr (opax, italy)
new short film by visual artist / musician roberto opalio, one half of my cat is an alien. filmed on march 21st, 2006, the video represents a visionary, introspective view of the empty spaces over the city, torino. through a unique, hand-manipulated shot made in real-time, roberto opalio’s poetic fragmentation and distortion of real objects recalls early film experiments by man ray, as well as a certain warholian psychedelia in the use of filtered light as a main principle of creation / perception of one’s own reality. the soundtrack, recorded the same day appositely, leads to a further estrangement with the use of opalio’s looped wordless vocals and electronics merging into a heavy, ecstatic stream of sounds. special handmade limited edition of 100; in nice textured cardboard tri-fold sleeve, with silver ink drawing by roberto opalio. handnumbered.