by Jonas, Joan; Mayfield, Barbara; Ross, David A; Sweeney, Skip; Farley, William; Shears, William; Lord, Bill; Residents (Musical group); Père Ubu (Musical group); Sensations (Musical group)
VHS / 1980
TitleUpside down and backwards
Item typeVHS
Author(s)
  • Jonas, Joan
  • Mayfield, Barbara
  • Ross, David A
  • Sweeney, Skip
  • Farley, William
  • Shears, William
  • Lord, Bill
ImprintUnited States [s.n.], 1980
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Credits from Electronic Arts Intermix.
  • Copyright: unverified.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.
  • Camera, Skip Sweeney, William Farley ; music, The Residents, Pere Ubu, The Sensations ; audio, Nick Burton ; lighting, Adrienne Wong ; set installation, Daniel Kelly ; editing engineers, Willard Shears, Bill Lord.
Physical description1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) : mono., sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

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Date text: 
1980
Author: 
Jonas, JoanMayfield, BarbaraRoss, David ASweeney, SkipFarley, WilliamShears, WilliamLord, Bill
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[s.n.]
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Millenium MARC Record: 
LEADER 00000ngmaa2200505Ka 4500 001 436870618 003 OCoLC 005 20090916105048.0 007 vf ccahru 008 090916s1980 xxu030 vleng d 035 (PFA-FILM)18283 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 245 00 Upside down and backwards|h[videorecording] /|cexecutive producers, Barbara Mayfield, David Ross ; filmmaker, Joan Jonas. 257 United States. 260 United States :|b[s.n.],|c[1980]. 300 1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) :|bmono., sd., col. ;|c3/4 in. 500 Credits from Electronic Arts Intermix. 500 Copyright: unverified. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CBPF. 508 Camera, Skip Sweeney, William Farley ; music, The Residents, Pere Ubu, The Sensations ; audio, Nick Burton ; lighting, Adrienne Wong ; set installation, Daniel Kelly ; editing engineers, Willard Shears, Bill Lord. 510 3 Joan Jonas: scripts and descriptions, 1968-1982, ed. Douglas Crimp (Berkeley: University Art Museum; Eindhoven: Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, 1983). 520 Upside down and backwards is a translation of Jonas's live performance of the same title (1979-1980) into the medium of video. The piece begins with the telling of two fairy tales: The frog prince, told backward, intercut with The boy who went out to learn fear, told forward. The two narratives intertwine and fragment as Jonas performs ritualistic actions that mirror the fairy tales in their haunting fusion of innocence and horror, dream and nightmare. In the video the sense of intimacy is enhanced by lingering close-ups, while low-tech effects such as slow motion and reverse time underscore the dreamlike quality of the performance. 538 U-Matic. 590 PFA 0750-121-8942. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2006/ 06/13 Tape is damaged; no visual but sound intact 650 0 Video art. 655 7 Personal/independent works.|2mim 655 7 Personal and independent works.|2mim 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 700 1 Jonas, Joan,|d1936-|edirection. 700 1 Mayfield, Barbara,|eproduction. 700 1 Ross, David A.,|d1949-|eproduction. 700 1 Sweeney, Skip,|ecamera/lighting. 700 1 Farley, William,|ecamera/lighting. 700 1 Shears, William,|eediting. 700 1 Lord, Bill,|eediting. 710 2 Residents (Musical group) 710 2 Père Ubu (Musical group) 710 2 Sensations (Musical group) 941 0 PFA 0750-121-8942. Acquired 1992/09 946 PFA 0750-121-8942. Record created 2009/09/15 by sw. 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 C0|bCUY