The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly (2008)

An intoxicating flower a metaphorical insect a longing reach across the centuries The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly is a philosophical search drenched in luminous colours and sparkling light The film was shot on colour reversal entirely handprocessed and reprinted on the optical printer Having grown the exquisite tulip I feel deeply under its spellan affliction shared by an artist from another time and place yet the dilemma we faced was shared to fall for such a luxurious and temporary beauty raised a fear a remindera fly of the transience of life CP