Dance of Elements: FIRE
The mystery of the elements at work

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Maurice Spees — Visionary Video Artist

Maurice has been drawn to the elements of nature since childhood. He made his first visuals on an Amiga 500 and became a sought-after underground VJ at dance events in 1994. By 2000, he'd moved beyond visuals as entertainment to explore how they can cleanse the mind and open the heart. Today his art captures movement, dance, spirit, and the divine in everything he films.

From the artist:
"Fire and water have always fascinated me. This work came as a revelation — one day, watching flames in a trance state, time stopped and I saw the dance of spirit. A ten-pointed star appeared in my gaze. It made me wonder how the elements would look slowed down. Slow motion isn't their true speed, but it opens a door to their mystery. Everything is alive and carries Spirit — a piece of the Great Spirit, or God — and I explore how to capture that through a lens.
It's not me that made this work. The fire element itself inspired me to set up the camera. It's a revelation in itself."
Original: 4K, 24 min.

Fine-art prints available from 120×80cm — view the gallery

Exhibited at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics (7 Feb–2 Mar) in "A Season of Triumphs," part of the Games' official Cultural Program. Five zones — one per Olympic ring — represented five energies of nature: Earth, Water, Wood, Fire, and Metal. Each element had its own video art on large digital screens.

Video: Maurice Spees ·
Sound: Roger Spees & Maurice Spees