Celebrating ‘Powers of Ten’
Cerentha Harris, editor of our sister blog Lifework, reports on the upcoming celebration for the famous film created by Charles and Ray Eames.
Herman Miller has a long and rich history with designers Charles and Ray Eames. Back in 1977, the Eameses created a short film called “Powers of Ten.” As the Eames Office reminds us, “It still has the capacity to expand the way we think and view our world.”
Coming up is a particularly important anniversary of the film: October 10, 2010. This year, part of the celebration will include the online streaming of “Powers of Ten.” There also will be an exhibition at the Eames Office in Santa Monica, California, that explores the idea of scale that is so central to the film.
That’s a great film – and still carries the same mental impact even in today’s IMAX theater era when we are so used to awesome special effects. It reminds me of this quote from Holmes Rolston:
“The human world stands about midway between the infinitesimal and the immense.”
It’s a good thing we have the metric system. Think how complicated that narrative would have become using feet, yards, acres, or miles!
Daisy McCarty
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