Introduction to Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi means ‘life out of balance’, in the Hopi language. Godfrey Reggio and Ron Fricke’s experimental film, is composed almost entirely of slow motion and time-lapse footage of epic natural landscapes and human movement through built environments. The imagery is accompanied by a specially composed soundtrack by Philip Glass, without dialogue or narration. Cornwall-based composer…