Toshio Matsumoto Movies

  • 1981
    Connection

    Connection

    Connection

    6.41981HD

    In Connection, a static shot of the sky with moving clouds is subdivided into regular geometrical regions, which are then individually (and...

    Connection
  • 1987
    Engram

    Engram

    Engram

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    Engram is a three-part piece revolving around a few good old ideas such as photos inside of photos, movies inside of movies, photos inside of movies,...

    Engram
  • 1968
    Magnetic Scramble

    Magnetic Scramble

    Magnetic Scramble

    01968HD

    Magnetic Scramble is the first video work by Toshio Matsumoto. Here, the artist manipulates television images (of student demonstrations against the...

    Magnetic Scramble
  • 1971
    Metastasis

    Metastasis

    Metastasis

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    Writes Matsumoto, "I used the Erekutoro Karapurosesu (Electro Color Processor), which is mainly used in the field of medicine and engineering, to...

    Metastasis
  • 1975
    A Girl

    A Girl

    A Girl

    01975HD

    A Girl
  • 1985
    Sway

    Sway

    Sway

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    Pictures from a Buddhist temple cut up and manipulated.

    Sway
  • 1963
    The Song of Stone

    The Song of Stone

    The Song of Stone

    6.51963HD

    While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life". This paradox provided Matsumoto...

    The Song of Stone
  • 1975
    Phantom

    Phantom

    Phantom

    6.51975HD

    A psychedelic yoga lesson with some beautiful and bizarre visuals.

    Phantom
  • 1982
    Shift

    Shift

    Shift

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    By cutting up and zoom in on images of facades creates Matsumoto visual effects.

    Shift
  • 1984
    Delay Exposure

    Delay Exposure

    Delay Exposure

    01984HD

    "Set to a soundtrack of pulsing synth bleats, Delay Exposure rhythmically deploys a low-tech, in-camera tricks—including lens-flares,...

    Delay Exposure
  • 2013
    KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–

    KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–

    KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–

    02013HD

    Video began as a medium that inspired discovery. This art documentary traces the expressive roots of “media art” in Japan — works...

    KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–