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John Cage 約翰．基治
One11 and 103 壹十一與一零三
1992
This long-form work by composer John Cage unites two distinct works in a single experience. In One11, blurry black-and-white patterns of light shift across the screen in what Cage described as a composition ‘for solo camera man’. The artist conceived the film without any of the typical elements of narrative or subject, trading the medium’s usual emphasis on communicating specific meanings for a focus on visual experience. 103, in complement, is a moody, often discordant composition for an orchestra that resists the usual structured quality of music by relying partially on chance in its performance. By stressing the separateness of each component of the work, Cage underscores the distinct natures and effects of image and sound, even when they are united in the space of a film.
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