Daisy (1966)

a film that looks forward to the many collage films Burckhardt has made in the last two decades Shot in Maine in black and white it demonstrates Burckhardts ability to take seemingly slight subjects flowers fields a pond and invest them with consequence by the simple act of looking Instead of thinking about a daisy compiling a list of its literary references and planning a riseandfall drama based on a mental construct Burckhardt simply sets out with his camera and films As he shoots he goes closer and closer to his chosen subject putting the viewer into a trance intoxicated by textures of petals the myriadflowered center the unchoreographed dance the daisy makes on a breezy day Mobile Homes The Art of Rudy Burckhardt Institut dArt Modern Centre Julio González Valencia Spain1998