Particles in Space (1980)
- Directed by
- Len Lye
- Genre
- abstract animation film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This black-and-white abstract film uses small scratches and zigzag lines to create rough but subtle images, like flashes of energy in space. It pairs these visuals with a soundtrack of Bahamian and Yoruba drumming mixed with sounds from metal kinetic sculptures.
hypnoticabstractrhythmicenergetictexturalexperimentalprimalvisceral
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