| Spacy | |
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| Directed by | Takashi Ito |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
Spacy (スペイシー) is a 1981 Japanese experimental short film directed by Takashi Ito.[1] The film consists of 700 continuous 16 mm still photographs of a gymnasium;[1] using a stop motion technique, the camera appears to move throughout the space and into photographs of the gymnasium itself that are displayed across multiple easels, creating a seemingly endless, recursive visual effect.[2][3]
In 1995, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, purchased Spacy for its film collection.[1]
- ^ a b c Nishijima, Norio (1996). "The Ecstasy of Auto-machines". In Bouhours, Jean-Michel (ed.). L'art du mouvement: Collection cinématographique du Musée national d'art moderne, 1919–1996 (in French). Centre Georges Pompidou. ISBN 978-2858509027.
- ^ Dahan, Yaron (4 June 2015). "Ghosts of Time and Light: The Experimental Cinema of Ito Takashi". MUBI. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Michael, Chris (1 April 2010). "Flatpack film festival turns spotlight on Takashi Ito". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2022.