kinetic empathy

'Objective movement acts as a physiological stimulus...representations of movement do cause a stir in deep bodily layers.'
Siegfried Kracauer

Series of stills from Kinetic Empathy



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Footnotes:
My second attempt at this idea was filmed at Trent Park in October, exploring the issue of whether kinetic empathy can be experienced within a screenbased context. Many will argue that it can't, but I'm in agreement with Siegfried Kracauer in thinking that it is possible to provoke a physiological viewing response to screenbased movement. The piece was edited down from a very lengthy improvisation, and demonstrates my own rhythmic improvisatory patterns. Ambient sound was also used, and I like that odd bits of breathing can be heard at different points, and Jake can be heard asking ,'how's your stamina?' as the soundtrack ends.