Bridges-Go-Round Collection
Set of experimental films by Shirley Clarke, visualizing New York City.
Bridges-Go-Round 1 (1958)
25 April, 1958
New York City's various bridges transform into an urban jungle (jazz version) or an alien landscape (electro-acoustic version).
Bridges-Go-Round 2 (1958)
16 December, 1958
Accompanied by ambient electronic music, this visual experiment presents New York with its industrial architecture as an unknown dystopian city. With everyday urban elements the author creates impressive abstract collages which evoke an extraterrestrial gloomy valley.