Film

World Uprising: Earth Sound Transmission Ritual

1971 · 18m · Documentary

World Uprising: Earth Sound Transmission Ritual by Satsuma Workshop (Taii Ashizawa), Earth Ritual / EVENT by Taku Furusawa

Camera person unknown, 1971, B&W, silent, 18 min. Courtesy of Kumiko Matsuzawa. This film documents actions performed for World Uprising by Taii Ashizawa and Taku Furusawa, who worked together as Satsuma Workshop. According to the art magazine Bijutsu Techō, Ashizawa acting on behalf of the Interstellar Vibration Association and conducted an Earth Sound Transmission Ritual consisting of three parts. In Ritual One, four people respond to the four fundamental elements (fire, water, earth, air) and emanate earth sounds through psychokinesis. In Ritual Two, the sound of the earth is transmitted via radio waves. Ritual Three shows the sound of the earth extinguished in a fire on an altar, and reproduced and transmitted into outer space through the wisdom of a fire deity. The film documents Ritual One, as well as Taku Furusawa is performing Ritual One / EVENT at the same site and going into convulsions.

• Yutaka MatsuzawaDirector

Release date

January 1, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

18m

Genres

Documentary