The Black Tower (1985-87)
by John Smith
“In The Black Tower we enter the world of a man haunted by a tower which, he believes, is following him around London. While the character of the central protagonist is indicated only by a narrative voice-over which takes us from unease to breakdown to mysterious death, the images, meticulously controlled and articulated, deliver a series of colour-coded puzzles, jokes and puns which pull the viewer into a mind-teasing engagement." Nik Houghton, Independent Media 1987
Smith applies the subjectivity of language to the objecthood of the black tower, converting it from a banal piece of industrial architecture to a cipher of paranormal potential. Justapositioning the abstract image/colour with his description, The Black Tower, like other of his works, always explore the relationship between image and language, their ambiguity, and their abilities of documentation and deception.
“The Black Tower expands the core of Smith’s interests: chiefly, the image as a filmic fact which is constantly questioned and often undermined by language and soundtrack. Like his earlier films, The Black Tower is concerned with description, but this time framed by a story whose undertow of melancholy balances its wit and wry humour, and which is a remarkable fiction in its own right.” A.L. Rees, ‘Art in Cinema’, National Film Theatre, London 1987
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by John Smith
“In The Black Tower we enter the world of a man haunted by a tower which, he believes, is following him around London. While the character of the central protagonist is indicated only by a narrative voice-over which takes us from unease to breakdown to mysterious death, the images, meticulously controlled and articulated, deliver a series of colour-coded puzzles, jokes and puns which pull the viewer into a mind-teasing engagement." Nik Houghton, Independent Media 1987
Smith applies the subjectivity of language to the objecthood of the black tower, converting it from a banal piece of industrial architecture to a cipher of paranormal potential. Justapositioning the abstract image/colour with his description, The Black Tower, like other of his works, always explore the relationship between image and language, their ambiguity, and their abilities of documentation and deception.
“The Black Tower expands the core of Smith’s interests: chiefly, the image as a filmic fact which is constantly questioned and often undermined by language and soundtrack. Like his earlier films, The Black Tower is concerned with description, but this time framed by a story whose undertow of melancholy balances its wit and wry humour, and which is a remarkable fiction in its own right.” A.L. Rees, ‘Art in Cinema’, National Film Theatre, London 1987
https://t.cn/A6AIIEKK
#art# #experimental# #film# #movingimage#
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