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An experimental film composed of elaborate shifting patterns created by analogue computer accompanied by the sitar music of Ravi Shankar. The shifting kaleidoscope patterns, mandalas and starbursts are organised through the use of geometry and repetitions of detail. To the ancient alchemists Lapis was a kind of ‘philosopher’s stone’ or aid to meditation.
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ACMI Identifier
316443
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Animation → Computer animation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Computer graphics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)