Naval Ode (Portugal) by Fu Le
Experimental Films / Permanent Collection
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6m 15s
The poem Naval Ode - "Ode Maritima" - by Fernando Pessoa captures the movement of separation between the dock and the ship, and thus the distance – between the inside and the outside, between myself and the other. The text is embodied by a mysterious and suspended dance, imbued with nostalgic desire, which swells like a sail.
Running time: 00:06:00
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