Ira Cohen: An Homage (2012)
Channel: André Baum / Beyondré
Date: 2012-04-09

In memory of Baum’s friend and artistic inspiration, “Ira Cohen: An Homage” features footage from Cohen’s The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda played backwards. The scene reveals Ira Cohen slowly burying himself in dirt rather than emerging as in the original. Baum reads his favorite Cohen poem, “Song to Nothing,” a meditation on life, death, and dreaming, which is accompnaied by Baum's soundtrack composed using loops of voice and bells from Nepal.