Handful of Dust
Director Hope Tucker
Countries United States
Duration 9 min
Synopsis
Light the fire and I’ll show you something Something invisible if you don’t look to see it Something that cannot be heard if you don't care to listen to its breath Light the fire and I’ll show you fear in a HANDFUL OF DUST Prussian blue can be used to render images and an an antidote to counteract radiation poisoning. This obituary is composed of sequences of animated cyanotypes, exposed in the sand using paper sensitized with handmade emulsion and negatives from a 1954 film starring John Wayne.
Light the fire and I’ll show you something Something invisible if you don’t look to see it Something that cannot be heard if you don't care to listen to its breath Light the fire and I’ll show you fear in a HANDFUL OF DUST Prussian blue can be used to render images and an an antidote to counteract radiation poisoning. This obituary is composed of sequences of animated cyanotypes, exposed in the sand using paper sensitized with handmade emulsion and negatives from a 1954 film starring John Wayne.