Bill Morrison

I thought that this was a very interesting lecture. I did however think that hearing what the artist had to say left me unmoved. I did not think that he talked very enthusiastically about his art. I thought that the first and especially the second film was very interesting. The third film he showed was too random and bland for me. There is something about the film being colorless that makes it easier to soak up when so much is going on. I think that DECASIA was also interesting but seemed to drag on. I think that with a material as experimental as decaying film you can easily bore the viewer if you expect too much of their interest. I like the classic-ness though of using film and think that if he used any other type of more modern video and film in his pieces, it would simply loose a pure quality. It is very interesting with the decaying film what of the picture stays and what gets destroyed. The imagery reminds me almost of the haziness of a dream. Overall, I am glad we went to go see him speak and show his films.