Twelve Bagatelles for Janis Crystal Lipzin

The story

A suite of twelve short canons for two voices that was originally commissioned by the Huntington, this film is grounded in the colors and textures of plants found in their Desert Garden Conservatory in conversation with other artists’ representations of plants, found in works in the collection of the institution ranging from medieval Books of Hours to Severin Roesen’s “Still Life with Flowers and Bird’s Nest.” This film is dedicated to Janis Crystal Lipzin—dear friend, mentor, artist, and gardener.