Artist in Focus: Makino Takashi
Elements of Nothing
Japan 2007 – 19 Min. – no dialogues
R+K+S+P: Makino Takashi – M: Jim O'Rourke
Takashi Makino allowed himself to be inspired by the earth. In a never-ending stream of images, we recognize elements from the forest that he then reduces to an abstraction. The film came about as a classical composition in which the picture and the musical contribution of Jim O’Rourke link up seamlessly and lead the mood in turn. A sense of freedom is what predominates. – IFF Rotterdam