Free Radicals Series Journal

Inspired by one of Lye's most iconic films, Free Radicals, 1958 (revised 1979). The Free Radicals Journal features a hard cover, both plain and kraft paper unlined with an open binding.

Some critics regard this as Lye’s greatest film. He reduced the film medium to its most basic elements – light in darkness – by scratching designs on black film. On screen his scratches were as dramatic as lightning in the night sky. He used a variety of tools ranging from dental tools to an ancient Native American arrow-head, and synchronized the images to traditional African music (“a field tape of the Bagirmi tribe”).


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Product Details:
Unlined
Dimensions
H: 180mm x W: 130mm x D: 20mm

Artwork Caption:
Len Lye, Free Radicals, 1958 (revised 1979), 
4 min, 16mm, b&w, transferred to digital video,
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. Digital version by Park Road Post Production and Weta Digital Ltd from material preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga: Sound and Vision.