Not all movies are made with a camera. The flow of imagery, creating the illusion of a motion picture, can be achieved by projecting film leader that has been worked as a canvas.

Here, Claude Chalhoub's piece, Kaa, was used as a soundtrack for the animated celluloid. The prevailing mood suggested by the music piece was begging for a visual manifestation of the harsh contrasts among the audible notes. With the eerie melody, india ink splatter and marker doodles lent themselves into abstract vessels and cave-like imagery, timed to take the eye from hectic jitter to solemn flow.

Daniel A Bonevac, professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, notes:
"This is a striking film-- using powerful and even jarring music by Claude Chalhoub accompanied by stark and, initially, rather static images. Gradually, the images take on a dynamic character. They do not themselves move, but pathways that suggest blood vessels begin to change, suggesting the flow of a fluid through them. I found the music irritating at times, which interfered with my enjoyment of the experience. Still, the interplay of static and dynamic elements in the visual aspects paralleled a similar theme in the music, for a memorable effect."

To watch the film, click on the image above.