ARGOS, centre for Art & Media, and BOZAR Cinema - Brussels - presents:
Indeterminate Cinema
Tony Conrad & Ken Jacobs
Cinema: illusion or reality? As spectators we are constantly torn
between distance and proximity, between criticism and fascination; we
are always aware of the spectacle, but at the same time we are eager
to believe, to be caught unaware by the simulacrum. We thoroughly
enjoy getting carried away in a linear flow of images and sounds,
pushed forward by narrative conventions. At the same time, countless
filmmakers investigate lines of fracture in the cinematic experience,
the negative surroundings where cinematographic codes and conditions
can be deconstructed, manipulated and rebuilt at wish. Cinema is
being reinvented, liberated from the surface of the screen, the
borders of the frame, cinematic time and space, the illusion of
movement, beyond the borders of enchantment and meaning. The
spectator is pushed out of his role as a passive image consumer, and
is urged to define his/her own aesthetic experience. In their
performances, films and videos Ken Jacobs and Tony Conrad, each in
their own way, undermine the cinematic experience, in a quest for the
interaction between stasis and movement, light and texture, time and
duration. The result stands up to psychological interpretation, but
also generates a purely sensory response, a hard confrontation with
the essence of cinema.
Tony Conrad
Sa 13.10.2007 20:30 performance Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain
(Tony Conrad + guest musicians) (venue: Bozar)
Su 14.10.2007 18:00 A Sunday Afternoon with Tony Conrad
Ken Jacobs
Sa 20.10.2007 14:00 interview + Screening Star Spangled To Death
Su 21.10.2007 20:30 Performance Nervous Magic Lantern with a live
soundtrack by Aki Onda (venue: Bozar)
This and much more in the context of the OPEN ARCHIVE #1 festival at
ARGOS (29.09.07 - 10.11.07).
Event program composed by Stoffel Debuysere.
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