French videomaker Cahen eloquently captures atmospherics to create a sound and colour scape of Easter Island, The Mysterious Island. He writes, ‘Traversed by light and colors, images of the empty landscape seem to be haunted by a gaze, a desire to see, to know.’ Children play in the shallows of a small boat harbour. Is this a clue to the mystery?
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1000088
Language
French
Audience classification
unclassified
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan