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Reynold Weidenaar's composition 'The Thundering Scream of the Seraphim's Delight' may be classified as improvised music. The characteristics of the composition are the recalcitrant treatment of the instrument, in this case the double bass. This treatment has an investigative and exploitative aspect simultaneously, which is correspondingly shown on screen by Weidenaar. The carefully built-up and framed images underline the investigative aspect. They remind us of Marcel Duchamp's painting 'Nude Descending a Staircase' but Weidenaar accomplishes more. He also shows us parts of the instrument which have a purely esthetic function. In those images particularly the instument shows its real identity apart from any musical function, which speaks for itself. Weidenaar is one of the few who is able to interpret improvised music in a fascinating way visually. This may be why the scream of the ecstatic seraphim is so loud. The music will be played by American double bass player Robert Black at the World Wide Video Festival.
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Henny Kamphuizen
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Camera: Martin Fegy, Additional camera: Hank Rudolph, Reynold Weidenaar, Hologram camera: John Gaeta, Light: Martin Fegy, Hank Rudolph, Sound: Reynold Weidenaar, Martin Fegy, Alex Noyes, Music: Reynold Weidenaar, Production: Real Art Ways, With: Robert Black (double bass) and Reynold Weidenaar
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