A.K. Burns: Untitled (Eclipse) (expired event)

Experience the gradual eclipse of the sun in this subtle, atmospheric silent film from US artist, AK Burns.

American artist AK Burns’ Untitled (eclipse) is a silent film of a total solar eclipse. Filmed in Nebraska in 2017, shots of the gradually eclipsing sun are superimposed on views of the sweeping, bleached desert landscape. To capture this natural phenomenon AK worked with 16mm film (as opposed to digital video), directly recording traces of sunlight on its photosensitive surface.

The artist's camera records the movement of grasses and yucca plants shaking in the wind. Gradations of changing light – as the moon slowly eclipses the sun and midday momentarily becomes midnight – shift our attention between what is happening in the film and the film’s materiality its distinctive grain, texture and luminosity. As the minutes pass, the senses become aware of the passage of time and everything being in constant flux. With no explicit narrative, Untitled (eclipse) is a subtle, atmospheric work.