USA 1989, video, col, sound, 28:00 min
- realized by:
- Joan Jonas
- cast&crew:
- editing:
- Robert Burden
- appearance:
- Tilda Swinton
- music:
- Jon Cooper
- appearance:
- Ron Vawter
- production:
- TV Lab at WNET/Thirteen
- camera:
- Jules Backus
- editing:
- Jill Kroesen
- editing:
- Branda Miller
- camera:
- Toon Illegems
- music:
- Alvin Lucier
- realization, editing, appearance, production:
- Joan Jonas
- production:
- Continental Video
- editing:
- Kathy High
- production:
- Alan Kleinberg
- available copies:
- Electronic Arts Intermix - EAI:
- available for rent
- LUX:
- available for rent
- synopsis: Copyright Electronic Arts Intermix, New York. See the EAI Online Catalogue for further information about this artist and work
- Based on the thirteenth-century Icelandic Laxdeala Saga, this narrative reverie is a televisual retelling of a medieval myth about a young woman (played by Tilda Swinton) whose dreams foretell the future. Shot in the dramatic natural landscapes of Iceland and in New York, this performance-based work uses ancient dream analysis as a starting point for a densely textured tale, in which the young woman's interpreter (played by Ron Vawter) hears her dreams and sees their meaning. Jonas employs multilayered digital effects to create a ritualistic dreamscape of the young woman's imagination and desires. The ghostly overlays, otherworldly images and mythical text imbue "Volcano Saga" with a haunting beauty.
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