Lapis1966
James Whitney’s Lapis (1966) is a classic work of abstract cinema, a 10-minute animation that took three years to create using primitive computer equipment. In this piece smaller circles oscillate in and out in an array of colors resembling a kaleidoscope while being accompanied with Indian sitar music. The patterns become hypnotic and trance inducing. This work clearly correlates the auditory and the visual and is a wonderful example of the concept of synaesthesia.
- Released
- 1. 5. 2026
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Genres
- Animation
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- US · EN
- Community rating
- 5.9 · 23 votes