Word: omnimax
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Dates: during 1987-1987
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...photography and extensive use of time-lapse technique are not the only things that gives Fricke's film its experiential quality. Because the film is shown on the over-sized OMNIMAX screen--76 feet in diameter and tilted at a 30 degree angle to the horizon--Chronos practically surrounds you. Furthermore, the curvature of the screen warps your perception of the world. Shots of a canyon floor from a high mountain peak are somewhat dizzying and flat deserts appear curved and other-worldly...