Baby Birds (2009)

Baby Birds provides an intimate look at Yeh's body and the physiological production of sound. Five views of the artist's throat appear on screen, the camera looking down each one in illuminated close-up. The mouths open and close, exposing quivering tongues and uvula, and produce a layered soundtrack of scratchy, wheezing, squeaking laments. Visceral and visually captivating, Baby Birds addresses the dilemma that auditory experiences are more abstract than visual ones, and thus more difficult to "articulate" and to share.

Director: C. Spencer Yeh
Runtime: 1 min
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Original Language: en
More Films by Director: C. Spencer Yeh

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Baby Birds about?
Baby Birds provides an intimate look at Yeh's body and the physiological production of sound. Five views of the artist's throat appear on screen, the camera looking down each one in illuminated close-up. The mouths open and close, exposing quivering tongues and uvula, and produce a layered soundtrack of scratchy, wheezing, squeaking laments. Visceral and visually captivating, Baby Birds addresses the dilemma that auditory experiences are more abstract than visual ones, and thus more difficult to "articulate" and to share.
Who directed Baby Birds?
Baby Birds was directed by C. Spencer Yeh.
How long is Baby Birds?
Baby Birds has a runtime of 1m (1 minutes).