Frames like de Bruyns other recent effort ChaHit 1986 is an overwhelming film constantly in motion blitzing its audience with abstract visuals The film is a mixture of flickery Letraset light scratching and handdrawn colours So rapid is the movement that it makes you wonder at times if you are looking at an image or its afterimage Could a film like Frames be damaging to your retina or neurological functions If you sat in front of this type of film long enough would it send you on a trip Could it awaken a patient out of a coma After a confronting seven minutes I felt exhausted and slightly frazzled such is the power of the film A Dirk de Bruyn retrospective would certainly kill me Glen Hannah
