Visions in Meditation #3: Plato's Cave

Brakhage begins here with Carlsbad Caverns as a stand-in for Plato's Cave and then responds to the philosopher's notion of inaccessible ideal forms by seeking out imagery that evokes worlds we cannot see.

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Fade to Black

Fade to Black

1990

Superdyke Meets Madame X

Superdyke Meets Madame X

1976

The Art of Vision

The Art of Vision

1965

Fumble

Fumble

2002

Narcissi

Narcissi

2012

Untied

Untied

2001

Double Labyrinthe

Double Labyrinthe

1976

December Hide-and-Go-Seek

December Hide-and-Go-Seek

1993

Electro-Pythagorus: A Portrait of Martin Bartlett

Electro-Pythagorus: A Portrait of Martin Bartlett

2017

The Earth

The Earth

1961

Perfect Day

Perfect Day

2008

The Name is not the Thing named

The Name is not the Thing named

2010

Aquarius

Aquarius

2003

Insomnia

Insomnia

2017

Re-entry

Re-entry

1964

Eleven Eighty Two

Eleven Eighty Two

1997

Rheinmetall/Victoria 8

2003

Roundabout

Roundabout

1962

You Speak of Flins

1969

Choirs of the Eye: Live at The Stone

Choirs of the Eye: Live at The Stone

2017