THE ORDER OF THINGS 12, 19, 26 september 2008, Muhka_Media, Antwerp Film program in the context of the exhibition with the same title at MuHKA, Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (11th September 2008 > 4th January 2009). Curated by Stoffel Debuysere and María Palacios Cruz. From September 11th until January 4th MuHKA presents The Order … Continue reading The Order of Things / Program
“Interruption is one of the fundamental methodes of all formgiving. It reaches far beyond the domain of art. it is, to mention just one of its aspects, the origin of the quotation. Quoting a text implies interrupting its context”. — Walter Benjamin When we were asked to compose some film programs on the recycling and … Continue reading Figures of Interruption (1)
Great news! We’ve been asked to organise a few filmprograms and/or events for Muhka (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Antwerp. Dieter Roelstraete curated an interesting exhibition, entitled ‘the Order of Things’, on the ‘uses’ of image archives – which is right up our alley – and asked us to elaborate on that subject and select … Continue reading The Order of Things
The recuperation and citation of images is a film practice as old as cinema itself, and one of the principal strategies within the traditions of avant-garde film and video. In so-called «found-footage films», bits and scraps from the media reality surrounding us are not only taken out of their context and accorded new meanings, but … Continue reading Ghosting the Image / Program