Curated by local artist, filmmaker and curator Gregor Johnstone, this programme showcases wide-ranging approaches to the moving image, from filmed performance to experimental documentary and pop art. The democratization of the medium afforded by digital technology allows artists to move back and forth between narrative cinema and their own practice. How will the breaking down of these boundaries affect the future of film?
An artist who delights in smashing boundaries is Jeff Keen. His films mime popular culture and its throwaway ephemera, disgorging it back at us through a dizzying combination of rapid editing, humour and an assaulting sound track. Music is used to more discrete effect in Luke Fowler’s film Under No Enchantment, which features a score by Alasdair Roberts. Ross Sinclair and Carla Easton playfully deconstruct specific songs to their own ends. In the case of Lila De Magalhaes music is provided in situ by a tape player in support of the absurdist performance.
This programme will provide an opportunity for a cinema audience, who may be less familiar with artists’ film, to engage with this exciting and often challenging area of filmmaking.
Featuring work by Luke Fowler / Lila De Magalhaes / Jeff Keen / Shelly Nadashi / Steve Sutcliffe / Carla Easton / Kate Burton / Andrew Kötting / Ross Sinclair / Rose Ruane.
This programme includes a panel discussion with Gregor Johnstone, Mike Sperlinger (LUX), Steve Sutcliff and Mitch Miller (How’s the Ghost).
Curated by Gregor Johnstone.
