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DISAPPEARANCE AT SEA
Synopsis
Based on the experiences of a solo sailor. Disappearance at Sea is a 16 mm artwork usually shown as gallery installation. The artist has exceptionally consented to it being shown during this time of Covid 19. – COURTESY THE ARTIST, FRITH STREET GALLERY, LONDON AND MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY.
Synopsis
Based on the experiences of a solo sailor. Disappearance at Sea is a 16 mm artwork usually shown as gallery installation. The artist has exceptionally consented to it being shown during this time of Covid 19. – COURTESY THE ARTIST, FRITH STREET GALLERY, LONDON AND MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY.
Our take
British artist Tacita Dean bends and refracts images of the sea in this mesmerizing maritime short. Shot in a lighthouse using an anamorphic lens, the film captures rotating bulbs, the squawks of seagulls, and subtle shifts in weather to create a confounding and chimerical portrait of place.