A series of hypnotic short films by Hiroya Sakurai comprises “The Stream Series,”
showing on the Media Wall at the entrance to Fitchburg State University’s Conlon Hall at
316 Highland Ave through Jan. 10, 2025.
The installation, displayed on a screen measuring six feet by 10 feet, is presented by
the film and video concentration offered in Fitchburg State’s Communications Media
Department, in collaboration with the Revolutions Per Minute Film Festival.
Sakurai began creating the series of short films in 2011 and has made annual additions
to the series. The complete cycle now on display at the Media Wall lasts approximately
75 minutes.
For additional information, please visit Sakurai,
Or contact Robert Harris.
“In the man-made waterways of rice paddies, the water in nature must follow artificial
rules. In that way, nature is made abstract, giving rise to a new form of beauty distinct
from the natural state. The theme of this work is the liveliness of the water as it follows
the man-made course,” Sakurai writes. “This work is a ballet using the sound and the
movement of the algae and water. With the waterway as the theater, I filmed the
choreography of the algae that flows in the water.”