Paul Sharits (1943-1993)

To shoot studies of sand dune patterns for a longer work to be shot in the deep SAHARA next year.

In fact,

The footage in order of appearance in film in ELEMENTS was shot:

I. Rock strat—along banks of niag river before entering lake Ontario 1975, artist-in-res Artpk, Lewiston, NY (orig-3 screen panorama study)

2. flow patterns of NiRiv, same period/pace as Rock Strata (orig 4-screen pana. Study)

3 + 4. Fire juxtaposed to cloud formations, both shot 1971 S.W. American desert voyage with Hawk Saxe. Fire-cab Indians had set fire or fire to attract can passing (it looked like an accident and Indian, cackling off in dark, amusing themselves as if watching TV) clouds-edited on rhythms of fire’s flame pulses