12 Jul 1978
Enigma: Nazo
Enigma is something of a more glamorous version of White Hole, with a wide variety of elaborate textures (often composed of iconographic and religious symbols) converging towards the centre of the screen.
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An exploration of the relationship between sound and picture inspired by the two lights (twi-light) found inside film projectors.
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