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January 22, 2010
poem: the spiritual dimension of time-lapse photography
by sven at 7:00 am
Obviously inspired by the film I made of 2010's first dawn…
the spiritual dimension of time-lapse photography
an animator should take equal interest
in capturing time-lapse photography
as in composing sequences of images
that fake motion
snapping the camera's shutter
once each minute for an hour
I watch the year's first dawn erupt
like a new god's visitation
noon and starry night
chasing each other in streaks
and in the bright darkness of my studio
I become slow athlete
sweating with a patience
that nudges puppets to inhale
their first breath
whether by power of my own hand
or long surrender to a crawling world
from within the silence
of my crystal ball
this is my magic:
to slow myself to the point
where small, voiceless things
come to life
January 3, 2010
posted by sven | January 22, 2010 7:00 AM | categories: poetry