Language of Memory (2009)
Language of Memory is a hand-processed, optically printed film composed of rayographs of my grandmother’s still negatives from the early 1900s, strips of her old lace casting abstract patterns on high contrast film, and the overlapping gestures of sewing and splicing film, related techniques historically attributed to women. It is both homage to my grandmother’s creative influence and a deconstruction of memory through fragmentation and the accretion of associations surfacing from the tactile processes of the film’s making.
Director: Laura Kraning
Runtime: 3 min
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Original Language: xx
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- What is Language of Memory about?
- Language of Memory is a hand-processed, optically printed film composed of rayographs of my grandmother’s still negatives from the early 1900s, strips of her old lace casting abstract patterns on high contrast film, and the overlapping gestures of sewing and splicing film, related techniques historically attributed to women. It is both homage to my grandmother’s creative influence and a deconstruction of memory through fragmentation and the accretion of associations surfacing from the tactile processes of the film’s making.
- Who directed Language of Memory?
- Language of Memory was directed by Laura Kraning.
- How long is Language of Memory?
- Language of Memory has a runtime of 3m (3 minutes).