Drift is a collaboration started in 1991 between visual artist Leah Singer and musician and poet Lee Ranaldo. DRIFT is an immersive sonic/visual environment consisting of music, sounds and texts by Ranaldo in response to two 16mm analytical film projectors performed in real time by Singer. Much as a DJ scratches a vinyl record, Singer manipulates her films in a live improvisation with Ranaldo's guitar, poetry and soundscapes.

Drift is presented with a 5.1 surround sound mix and is accompanied by a 112-page book of full-color images and poetry, a conversation with Ranaldo and Singer, and texts by experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas, artists Sam Durant and Tom Leeser, writer/musician Alan Licht, curator Roland Spekle and Drift exhibition curator Lea Rekow.

Drift has been performed live in museums, galleries, concert halls and performing arts centers worldwide since 1991 and was most recently performed live in Los Angeles at the LA Museum of Contemporary Art as part of a Robert Smithson Retrospective in Oct 2004. DRIFT will be presented as an installation at the Gigantic Art Space in New York, NY from November 4th, 2005 to January 15th, 2006, including a video projection of the film as well as prints, lightboxes and original drawings based around the concept of DRIFT and extending from it. The installation will tour starting early 2006.
Further Information:

The DVD Box Set includes a 112-page full-color art books of images, poetry, and essays.

Lee Ranaldo is the guitarist and a founding member of the band Sonic Youth. His books of poetry and prose include JRNLS80s and Road Movies among others.

Leah Singer is a visual artist and photographer and her work has been seen in print, performances and in exhibitions around the world.

Catalog Number: MC-494	Type: Shorts Compilation	Genre: Experimental
Copyright: 2005	Length: 58 minutes	Format:  DVD  Region: All regions
TV System: NTSC	ISBN:	UPC: 082354002626
Label: Plexifilm

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