Meaning of the Interval (1987)

Meaning of the Interval is an evocative subjective essay that explores the inherent contradictions of contemporary Japan from the rituals of Shinto religion to the nations fascination with Western pop culture Constructing a densely layered nonlinear weave of the mythical and the everyday Velez probes beneath the surface to unearth ancient often anarchic tensions In Velezs rich transequential collage of imagery emblems of contemporary Japan the Bullet train businessmen and McDonalds collide with traditional ritual from Kabuki and Sumo to Shinto Defying documentary expectations of a narrative voice Velez redefines the content through a carefully structured progression of visual and aural metaphors The interval of the title relates to the Japanese concept of ma the space between things a source of energy tension and balance