Bolt From The Blue
Animation (00:36)
KADK -- Royal Danish Academy
2018
Bolt From The Blue is a short animation inspired by the words of Oliver Sacks telling the story of Tony Cicoria, an American surgeon. Dr. Cicoria was struck by lightning, which caused him cardiac arrest. After his recovery, he suddenly developed an "insatiable passion to hear piano music, and then to play piano music" (Sacks, 2007).
The full story is included in Sacks' book "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" -- (chapter 1: 'Bolt from the blue').
Bolt From The Blue
Animation (00:36)
KADK -- Royal Danish Academy
2018
Bolt From The Blue is a short animation inspired by the words of Oliver Sacks telling the story of Tony Cicoria, an American surgeon. Dr. Cicoria was struck by lightning, which caused him cardiac arrest. After his recovery, he suddenly developed an "insatiable passion to hear piano music, and then to play piano music" (Sacks, 2007).
The full story is included in Sacks' book "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" -- (chapter 1: 'Bolt from the blue').