Arrival
2011

image: still from Arrival


Video of distant light from airplanes as they queue up in the sky to land at LaGuardia airport is juxtaposed with sound from a mixtape made in 1998.



Arrival playlist
"anonymous collectibles" mixtape, gift from R.F., 1998


Dark Globe
R.E.M.
Everybody Hurts


Rhine & Courtesan
Rachel's
The Sea and the Bells


The Dead Flag Blues (Intro)
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
F# A# (Infinity)


1000 Miles
Dirty Three
Horse Stories


Lowest Part is Free
Archers of Loaf
Vs the Greatest of All Time


Feather in Your Cap (#)
Beck
One Foot in the Grave [expanded edition]


Martha
Tom Waits
Closing Time




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Arrival, 2011
anamorphic color video to be accompanied by mixtape soundtrack
29 minutes 13 seconds
excerpt: 4 minutes