Arabesque

United States, 1975

Artwork
Arabesque thumbnail image.

The geometry of Islamic art is translated into computer graphics set to the music of composer Manoochelher Sadeghi.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

creator

John Whitney

Duration

00:06:46:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1975

Appears in

Group of items

John Whitney compilation

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1003529

Language

No spoken word

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Musical soundtrack only

Colour

Colour

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image, colour and audio

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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

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