Complex Polyphonies: Sounding the Art of the Otolith Group

Arnold and Steiner feature the Otolith Group. The Otolith Group has become widely known for the criticality of their research-based video, film and installation works. Founded by filmmaker Anjalika Sagar and musicologist Kodwo Eshun in 2002, the group takes its name from a small bony structure locat...

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Published inBorder crossings Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 72 - 78
Main Authors Arnold, Grant, Steiner, Shep
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Winnipeg Arts Manitoba Publications Inc 01.08.2021
Subjects
Animal husbandry
Art exhibits
Art galleries & museums
Collaboration
Motion pictures
Music
Trios (Performing ensembles)
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Summary:Arnold and Steiner feature the Otolith Group. The Otolith Group has become widely known for the criticality of their research-based video, film and installation works. Founded by filmmaker Anjalika Sagar and musicologist Kodwo Eshun in 2002, the group takes its name from a small bony structure located in the inner ear of all vertebrates that is crucial to the process of interpreting sensory data and locating the body in space. This UK-based collaborative group is best known for its contributions to the essay film--a genre most closely associated with Chris Marker and Harun Farocki. But then, discursive leaps and the attending vertigo are real in the face of the Otolith Group's corpus of work, and certainties that extend beyond the curiosities of museological display will have to be thrown to the wind.
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ISSN:0831-2559