Some time ago, I attended a gig in London for a digital hardcore band.. it was here, that I first encountered the most recent of my influences. ZAN LYONS. Zan was making a video of one of the band’s new tracks, and it was through the bands website that I found Zan’s work.
Zan is a lesser known musician/video artist who creates multimedia performances, much like those of Chris Cunningham.. Only Zan’s work retains a less outright and flashy aesthetic. Instead, it inhabits a more demure, and subtle style.
I found Zan on Facebook and added him, it wasn’t long before we started up a dialogue regarding his work and i was able to interrogate him. He shoots his work on a Canon 5D Mark II, a camera that I had been interested in around that time, only the expense drove me to purchasing the less expensive, but in most respects, equally good Canon 7D.
Zan’s work maintains a sinister aesthetic, even his choice of musical accompaniment often parallels the industrial machinery noises I made reference to using earlier on in this blog. A couple of videos in particular were most interesting to me… you can see these below….
The second video is of the most interest to me due to it;s editing style. I find it very attractive and i think the jerky editing and disequilibrium of the piece mirrors my subject matter well. Even the sound is along the lines of what I am wanting to achieve with my piece…
