Swan’s Island (2005)
Katy Martin paints directly on her skin, and uses her whole body to make marks with the paint. Bill Brand frames the action and its trace, in the process, linking painting and cinema. Swan's Island explores gesture in painting, and how it relates to the hand held camera. The film creates abstractions from the glistening blue paint that in turn evoke a seascape or a distant, yet intimate place. In its choreography, Swan's Island is a duet. The painted figure occupies space, and the camera describes that space. The person filming and the person filmed are moving as one, and yet they are separate, each an island. Seeing and being seen are inextricably bound with emotions of love and loss, longing and a sense of place.
Director: Katy Martin, Bill Brand
Runtime: 5 min
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Swan’s Island about?
- Katy Martin paints directly on her skin, and uses her whole body to make marks with the paint. Bill Brand frames the action and its trace, in the process, linking painting and cinema. Swan's Island explores gesture in painting, and how it relates to the hand held camera. The film creates abstractions from the glistening blue paint that in turn evoke a seascape or a distant, yet intimate place. In its choreography, Swan's Island is a duet. The painted figure occupies space, and the camera describes that space. The person filming and the person filmed are moving as one, and yet they are separate, each an island. Seeing and being seen are inextricably bound with emotions of love and loss, longing and a sense of place.
- Who directed Swan’s Island?
- Swan’s Island was directed by Katy Martin, Bill Brand.
- How long is Swan’s Island?
- Swan’s Island has a runtime of 5m (5 minutes).
- Where was Swan’s Island produced?
- Swan’s Island was produced in United States of America.