Magnetic
A film by Philip Clemo. In Magnetic, matter is pulled apart by the sheer power of sound and the ebb and flow of an ever-changing musical soundscape. The film explores magnetism and the forces of attraction that are all around us. It also reflects Clemo’s investigation into how sound vibrates within us and alters us.The film challenges familiarity through the use of extreme slow motion and micro abstraction and encourages us to let go of observing our visual world in analytical ways. Instead, it encourages the audience to embrace abstraction and ambiguity in ways that we might do with sound. The artist asks: “Could we begin to see the world around us as we might listen to a musical composition?”
The track Magnetic is from Philip Clemo’s Dream Maps album. It is composed by Philip Clemo & Arve Henriksen. You can learn more about Philip Clemo's Dream Maps album here. An official selection of the 2021 European Short Film FestivalSemi-finalist project of the Spring edition of the International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo 2022 Semi-Finalist of the 2022 Paris International Short Festival Semi-Finalist of the 2022 Rotterdam Independent Film FestivalAn official selection of the London Music Video Festival 2022
Imagery shot by Philip Clemo, Colin Gray & Paul Lilley. Film directed and edited by Philip Clemo With thanks to Dr Jonathan Graham, Kenya Ebersole and Ametek Phantom slow-motion cameras in the making of this project.
At the end of the track, you will hear the heartbeat of a humpback whale. Thank you to Jorge Reynolds and Daniel Lancheros of Seguimiento de Corazón via Satélite, Colombia for the use of this recording.
Contributing Musicians: Evi Vine voice Arve Henriksen trumpet Byron Wallen trumpet, flugelhorn Pip Eastop french horn Oren Marshall tuba Sarah Homer clarinet, bass clarinet Kevin Pollard piano, vox continental, farfisa Thomas Bloch ondes martenot, glass harmonica Emily Burridge cello Peter Gregson cello Simon Edwards electric bass, double bass, guitarrón, bass ukulele John Edwards double bass Martin Ditcham drums, percussion, sound textures Dirk Wachtelaer drums Martin France drums Recorded by Phill Brown, Philip Clemo and others. Mixed by Philip Clemo, with assistance from Phill Brown Produced by Philip Clemo