By Carolina Martínez Sánchez | Image Concept: Mario Z | Images by Fernando Mendoza
“A Blind Movie” is the latest project of the sound/visual artist, Mario Z, work that explores the friction between sound and visuality that is given in contemporary cinema, where the sound seems to be shifted.
“A Blind Movie” is inspired by the films of David Lynch, aesthetics and textures of B Movies, and the book “Sinister Resonance” by David Toop, who speaks of those strange noises that appear to us as ghosts and we don’t know what they are.
“A Blind Movie” are mixed feelings; mattering how sound the words and things, rather than their meaning. Is related with the material
“A Blind Movie” is a free exercise, doesn’t respect idols or format.
“A Blind Movie” is a sound thriller.
M: Hi
W: Hi, how are you?
M: I’m fine. You?
W: Fine too
M: What are you doing?
W: Nothing (pause) that’s the beauty
M: Ok, I want to ask you something
W: What?
M: Some time ago you told me something, I want you to repeat
W: Tell me
M: Tell me the story of Phalaris … the bull of Phalaris
W: Mmm don’t you think is something inappropriate at this point?
M: Yes (pause) very inappropriate but I need it
W: Mmm
M: Please
W: Phalaris was a tyrant of Acragas, Sicily, who was characterized for his depraved actions…it is said that in 500 something -I don’t remember well- B.C., …he introduced to the executed inside a shaped bronze bull statue…the statue was placed on a bonfire…so the temperature increased like an oven…the screams and cries of the victims went out of the mouth of the bull, making it seem that the bull bellowed.
M: A TRUE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
W: Yes, a real musical instrument
Last night I had a dream,
I was in my house with my grandmother.
We toured the rooms looking for objects,
things that belonged to her.
Her room was not,
Less her objects.
We wandered around a lot
and we couldn’t find anything.
It was very strange,
after a while searching and searching,
I realized and said:
“YOU ARE DEAD, FOR THAT REASON THERE IS NOTHING YOURS”