Giving Voice To Silence

Immersion
The Flea Pit
49 Columbia Road
London E2 7RG
Thursday 6th December 2007


There is a rich history of providing soundtracks for classic silent films and in this way discovering something new about the pieces. This is especially true of the work of the early 20th century Surrealists. Their extraordinary and pioneering work still amazes and provides a wonderful opportunity to marry creative sound to their startling images. To this end, Map 165 will be providing new soundtracks for a selection of short Surrealist films by Leger and Man Ray. Using their usual ‘planned improvisation’ method, Martin A. Smith and Tim Hooper hope to unearth new meanings and deeper complexities within the films.

 

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