Carolee Schneemann
Water Light/Water Needle (Lake Mah Wah, NJ), 1966
16 mm film on HD video, color, sound
Running time: 11:13 minutes
Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix and the Estate of Carolee Schneemann
“Balance, stretch, the continuous slight sway of the ropes strengthens and relaxes the motions of the body; the facial expressions are natural. The balancing and stretching opens the diaphragm; sounds which echo in your chest/throat from muscular pressure can be emitted...each particular movement contributes to the total time in space- every individual body unit is in relation to the environment and to any other body which leads us to a full peripheral awareness...” — Carolee Schneemann