LIGHT, NOISE, SMOKE, AND LIGHT, NOISE, SMOKE

Tomonari Nishikawa, Japan, 16mm, 6 min, 2023

Fireworks were shot at a summer festival in Japan with a Super 16 format camera, obtaining images on the optical soundtrack area on the filmstrip. The position of the photocell to read the visual information on the optical soundtrack area in a 16mm film projector is 26 frames in advance of the position of the gate to project the image. The footage from two rolls of 16mm film were cut into shots of 26 frames each, and the shots were alternated from one roll to another, which would further separate the sound and visual, while producing a distinct rhythm throughout the film.

Tomonari Nishikawa (1969). 15+ films and projection performances since 2009; screenings at venues including Hong Kong International Film Festival, Media City Film Festival, Berlinale, New York Film Festival, MoMA PS1, and Toronto International Film Festival. Co-founder of KLEX: Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video & Music Festival. Lives in Vestal, New York and Tokyo, Japan.