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A kinetic performance mance, entitled '1917', was a 'cine-colour-music Top left, the seven metre high 'Flame of struggle',
in Leningrad kinetic composition' designed by the group under which used 650 different coloured I ights of differing
the auspicies of V. A. Petrov, artist-in-chief of Lenin­
intensities. Colour sequences were electronically
grad. Grouped around the statue, and so placed that programmed.
they could be viewed from the river bank-even from
across the river-was an arrangement of screens, two Top right, a 'suprematist' decoration on one of
of 14 by 16 metres for 'colour-music' projections, and the projection booths, 'in memory of Malevich'.
In October the Leningrad Pravda carried on its front two of 8 by 6.5 metres for cinematograph projections. This particular booth also carried quotations from
page a sketch of a project planned by the kinetic Near Lenin's statues was a 'Flame of struggle', Mayakovsky.
group DVIJZENIE ('Movement') for Lenin Square. symbolizing the revolutionary struggle and compris­
The caption to the sketch made use of the word ing rotating elements and electronically-program­ Bottom left, a view across the square from the
'kinetic'-perhaps one of the few occasions on which med colour I ighting. The spectacle, which had as its River Neva side, showing the 'Flame of struggle'
the Soviet Press has used the word since the Con­ theme the I ife of Lenin and used film, texts and re­ and a screen for 'colour-music' projections.
structivist epoch. The group's performances first cordings, somewhat resembled a Son et lumiere
took place this November 7. Performances lasted performance.
about half-an-hour and were repeated hourly. Official commissions given to the DVIJZENIE group Bottom right, Lenin Square with one of the
Lenin Square is bounded on the north side by include decorations for the entrance hall of the 14 metre screens completed.
Finland Station and on the south by the River Neva; Comsomolskaya Pravda editorial offices and kinetic
in the centre stands a statue of Lenin. The perfor- decorations for a restaurant in Gorki Street. Photos: A. Davidola
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