DRAWN TO LIFE reanimating the animate Maison des Cultures Saint-Gilles, Belgradostraat 120, Brussels. 25 & 27 November 2008 Film and video program in the context of ‘SE JETER À L’EAU’, an event organised by Atelier Graphoui. Curated by Stoffel Debuysere and María Palacios Cruz, in cooperation with Courtisane. “animate … v.t…. [< L. animatus, pp. … Continue reading Drawn to Life / 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)
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
“Life ain’t nothing but a good groove / A good mix tape to put you in the right mood.” — Beastie Boys, ‘Professor Bootie’ When an institution like the Ancienne Belgique here in Brussels devotes a special event to a music-cultural phenomenon, you know the bridge between the ‘underground’ and the ‘mainstream’ has been crossed, … Continue reading An Affair of the Heart
“Le cinéma est fasciné par lui-même comme objet perdu tout comme il (et nous) sommes fascinés par le réel comme référentiel en perdition.” — Jean Baudrillard, ‘Simulacres et Simulation’ Lately I’ve been doing some research on the recycling of images, mainly focussing of filmmakers who use pre-existing footage to explore how time, memory and perception … Continue reading Adam Curtis’ Alarm-Clock films