oh, my beloved, allow my kisses to speak for me

matthew swiezynski  juliette  1998, 16mm (excerpt)

magic hour film. shot in huntington park, san francisco

sound by tarrl lightowler and matthew swiezynski, 1998

modifying a 78 rmp record with a reel to reel deck

soon to be released on bluray on invisible birds with a

second 16mm film from the same period

(film title and entry title from the marquis de sade's juliette,

first published in 1797)

mysterious and invisible - magic hour part 2

matthew swiezynski  mysterious and invisible - magic hour part 2 2007

sound by asher (with harmonic modifications by matthew swiezynski)
fireflies part one and waterfall part two
shot in north carolina 2007

initially released in a limited edition by invisible birds (ib001)

mysterious and invisible

last film of 2007. filmed in 2 parts. part one with magic hour, fireflies and piano. part two with wasser and light. sound discovered and realized by asher and rendered by m swiezynski.

magic hour two, images of heaven

images of heaven, 2007
magic hour number two by m swiezynski

(starring mouse and midnight [les chats],
the lightowlers, langston and arthur de eriomém)

shot using a nd filter, drone techniques, 6 actors, the setting sun,
and shooting methods devised for shooting such actresses as greta garbo and marlene dietrich
all titles from francis a yates' the art of memory

dedicated to the late friend and actor mr. midnight (le chat)

this invisible art of memory

this invisible art of memory, 2007
new hd video by m swiezynski (magic hour number 1)
all titles from frances amelia yates' fine book

(soon to be distributed by joseph l'écureuil limité with offices in le havre france)

magic hour series, or liminality

(location shots for the magic hour series, pre-abstraction images)

work has finally begun on the magic hour series,
a planned 6-9 month series of hd videos photographed mainly in pastoral locations (with some urban) around northern california and north carolina.
these works will all be photographed 20-30 minutes prior to sunset and diminish into the darkness of the night.
(sound will be recorded concurrently and abstracted later).
for fans of ingmar bergman, the hafler trio, bela tarr, ernie gehr, michael snow, maurice blanchot, mark rothko, pieter bruegel and other fine citizens found in theartofmemory.
more posts to follow.