Fragments of light
Subtitle: 6
By: poem by Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi ; translation by Zahra Partovi ; visual projection by Naho Taruishi ; sound by Zahra Partovi ; harp performance by Alyssa Reit
Contributors: Partovi, Zahra; Taruishi, Naho; Reit, Alyssa Hess; Kelly, Jerry, 1955-; Hartglass, Barry; Vincent Fitz Gerald & Company
Publisher: Vincent FitzGerald & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; per
Translated from: per
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Persian Sufi poetry; Translations into English; Persian language; Texts
Other titles: Fragments of light six
Work titles: Mas̲navī. Book 1.
Description: "The present project Fragments of Light 6 will have a sharp contrast to the other Fragments of Light publications and although there will be no physical book, Fragments of Light 6 is inspired by word and image in form of an installation comprised of the monochromatic projection by Naho Taruishi, and the sound composed by Zahra Partovi and performed by Alyssa Reit. The duration of this installation is about 16 minutes in length and looped. Recalling Plato's Allegory of the Cave in a miniature tale, this short fragment from Book I of The Masnavi of Rumi tells of a bird and a hunter pursuing its shadow. Sound of clocks and flutters enter us into the realm of light and dark of the projection. Abstract images shift from an opening gate of light, to a flying bird, to a closing eye on the horizon, and to a veil of light into darkness. Finally the sound and image converge in the sweep of the bird soaring away. As a whole, this installation articulates a space to be visible, invisible, audible and silent." --Vincent Fitz Gerald & Co. website.
Notes: Format: Quicktime, length: 16 minutes.

Edition limited to 35 numbered copies signed by the translator and the artist.

Letterpress printing, Jerry Kelly from Diotima type; calligraphy, Jerry Kelly & Zahra Partovi; Lucite cylinder, Just Plastics; digital production, Naho Taruishi; audio engineer, Barry Hartglass.

Installation requirements: a white windowless corner, Macintosh computer, projector, and 2 speakers.

Persian text and English translation.