Hey! I’m Jenna, and I worked with Alannah on Brief 4! In this post, I’ll be linking my original video to the texts available for this brief, and my response to Alannah’s original work! [Click to Follow Link to Alannah’s Post]
1. My Video Response | Archaic Fragment – Louise Glück
2. My Poetic Response – We Bow to the Wind | The Earth Shakes to Remind Us – Alannah Brief 4 Video
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Jenna Duffy – Material Choreographies – Brief 4 – Poetic Response – We Bow to the Wind
Thank you and enjoy! ❤
In response to the video: it’s amazing how repetition can make something apparently benign and mundane become so fascinating! I’m curious about how you arrived to the last phrase of the work: the pause at the station, black, and a quick return to the street…
I’m interested in how the piece of music in Alannah’s video and the tone and rhythms of the poem relate
Loved how the soundtrack’s rhythm matched and heightened the same, unfolding images. But I wonder if you might include a point where they depart instead. The soundtrack’s pace could keep increasing, but have the image (and its movements) slow down. The repetitive rhythm made the final sequence seem almost like a replay of a previous shot. Makes us question the ‘realness’ of the shots in-between the phone call.
It’s interesting to see a different natural element take form in your poem. I’d like to know more about your title and what ‘bowing’ (a human movement) might have in relation to wind?
The video response comes across as panicked to me, unfortunately something I am very familiar with… I really like the repetition as a tool but I kinda wish there was a little more variety of shots in the slower part. The hat store next to the entrance at Flinders St station is really cool and old looking, for example. The sound went really well with the footage to encourage the intense feelings. Where on earth did you find an actual payphone?
The poem response is beautiful. The tightrope motif is terrifying and strong at the same time. The lemon grass makes me think of its smell; beautiful yet can be all-encompassing sometimes. I love the spacing you’ve used, it really adds emotional weight. It connects really well to Alannah’s video. Some stuff I liked: “return to the dirt it came from” and “let grass grow from my ribs” connection to nature throughout is really cool. The last line is really chilling. I love it.