Cinema Metaphysique No 15 (1972)

This early work belongs in the company of Paik and Yalkuts classic collaborative videofilms including Video Tape Study No 3 Beatles Electronique and Missa of Zen To the accompaniment of the abrupt sonic interjections of Fluxusaffiliated composer Takehisa Kosugi Yalkuts black and white film records brief masked actions an arm with clenching fist a pair of faces visible only about the eyes which squint gaze and rest Paik eating a slice of bread Reminiscent of Becketts theater as well as the minimal movements of 1960s avantgarde dance Cinéma Metaphysique is a study in gesture and stillness noise and silence