Yellow Patch is a 30 minute film full of beautiful shots of desolate spaces in India by Zarina Bhimji. Those spaces being old colonial offices and Haveli Palaces (which I later learnt are private mansions). Bhimji was inspired by immigration and trade routes between India and Africa and these places she filmed were interpretative of the sea and deserts of the trade routes.
To accompany the images, sound was played over top. A mix of mellow notes, voices and Indian prayer music. As the spaces were devoid of any human activity, these sounds gave the feeling of the life that was once there. The motion and movement that took place beforehand of which we're now seeing the remainders of.
It reminded me of a time when you're sitting in a peaceful area, in silence. Yet there is no silence, the dark room of which the film is played in is filled with sounds. Layers of sounds. Is there really any silence in this world? The quiet chirps of birds, the calm sounds of the winds and the noise of distant voices are all amplified in this small space.
A very poetic piece which can be watched here: http://www.zarinabhimji.com/dspseries/18/1FW.htm
And i really do think it's worth it!
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