Swan Alia Syed, 1986
Close up images of a swan are de contextualised via repetition and framing; abstracting the natural form until it becomes a blank screen which the viewer can project their own meaning onto The images are further abstracted through re filming the bulb of the projector creating yet another surface tension. The delineation of recognisable forms almost dissolves into a pulsating swirl of darkness and light. In depicting nature, or more importantly, using nature as a visual metaphor for the expression of human subjectivity, the luxurious images of a white swan preparing for flight repeatedly extending and folding its wings allow the viewer to contemplate the incongruence of moment.
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