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A meditative cinepoem from 1929 captures the reflective, ethereal wonders of water. Director: Ralph Steiner Composer: William Pearson () Subscribe to the Aeon Video newsletter: Watch 'H2O' on Aeon: Watch more free videos on Aeon: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: The US photographer and filmmaker Ralph Steiner (1899-1986) is widely considered to be a pioneer of both media, celebrated for his century-spanning work in modernist photography and documentary and avant-garde film. H₂O (1929), his debut short and one of the earliest US art films, is a meditative, visual ode to water in its many forms, focused on the liquid’s various textures and shape-distorting reflective qualities. In a series of static yet dynamic shots, water-spewing pipes and fire hydrants, wat
