Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse 1978 Released

Directed by Ernest Gusella

· 8 min

 

Exquisite Corpse 1978 Released

Directed by Ernest Gusella

· 8 min

 

The "exquisite corpse" named in the title of this piece refers to a favorite game of the Surrealists, played by passing a folded sheet of paper among a group; each person draws one section of a body on the folded segment without looking at the other sides. What was done with pen and paper, Gusella accomplishes electronically using the VideoLab. Utilizing quick, voltage-controlled live switching between two cameras, Gusella approximates... see more

The "exquisite corpse" named in the title of this piece refers to a favorite game of the Surrealists, played by passing a folded sheet of paper among a group; each person draws one section of a body on the folded segment without looking at the other sides. What was done with pen and paper, Gusella accomplishes electronically using the VideoLab. Utilizing quick, voltage-controlled live switching between two cameras, Gusella approximates... see more
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N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1978
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
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