H2 O (1929) Ральф Штайнер, Ralph Steiner

A meditative cinepoem from 1929 captures the reflective, ethereal wonders of water. Director: Ralph Steiner Composer: William Pearson Subscribe to the Aeon Video newsletter: Watch H2O on Aeon: Watch more free videos on Aeon: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: The US photographer and filmmaker Ralph Steiner (18991986) is widely considered to be a pioneer of both media, celebrated for his centuryspanning work in modernist photography and documentary and avantgarde film. HO (1929), his debut short and one of the earliest US art films, is a meditative, visual ode to water in its many forms, focused on the liquids various textures and shapedistorting reflective qualities. In a series of static yet dynamic shots, waterspewing pipes and fire hydrants, wat