Ma: A Japanese Concept
VHS, color, sound, 38 min
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"The early sixteenth-century Japanese garden in the Zen temple of Ryoan-ji, in Kyoto, is considered a masterpiece of the karesansui or "dry landscape" style... In this film, the viewer ...
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"The early sixteenth-century Japanese garden in the Zen temple of Ryoan-ji, in Kyoto, is considered a masterpiece of the karesansui or "dry landscape" style... In this film, the viewer is invited to experience the garden as an embodiment of ma, a Japanese concept that conveys both time and space... The aesthetic of the film is the message, it has the quality of an experimental film, a conceptual film-an artwork in itself. Good balance of music/visuals/titles. If not as compelling for some viewers as for others, still rated as very effective. Makes one want to visit the actual garden and experience its spiritual energy." – Art on Screen, edited by Nadine Covert, New York
1) MA: SPACE/TIME IN THE GARDEN OF RYOAN-JI (1989) color, sound, 16 min. music: Takehisa Kosugi, Text : Arata Isozaki. Produced for Program for Art on Film, joint venture of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Paul Getty Trust
2) MA (Intervals) (1975-78) b&w/color, sound, 22 min. DVD rental price: $250
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