Songdelay (1973)

Wind and Songdelay are two of Joan Jonas’s early performances filmed in the open air, in either natural or industrial environments. Wind, made on a snowy beach on Long Island in 1968, is one of her first performances incorporating the use of mirrors. Various figures perform enigmatic actions fighting against the wind: covered in masks, they walk back to back or take their coats on and off. Filmed with long shots, Jonas allows the wind to dictate the movements of the performers.