In his groundbreaking four-part work Parallel (2012-14), Harun Farocki explores the realm of video game design, particularly in its conception and creation of virtual worlds. With his characteristically probing, philosophical perspective, Farocki reveals and ponders the myriad ways in which these designed environments connect to or depart from our own individual and collective understanding of the actual world we inhabit. Through Farocki’s lens, video game design, as a practice of digital cosmogony, reveals itself as both a tool of the imagination and, inevitably
Real time cartographic improvisations using projected, manipulated digital maps by Eric Theise, accompanied by Ken Field's ethereal and cinematic improvisations on saxophone with looping electronics. An evening of street grids, rivers, islands, and curiosities from the built environment. Saturated colors. Glitches in crowdsourced data. Orphaned information and free-floating symbology.
Bloomsday Film Festival 2022 will feature OVERLAP, a new experimental short by Irish filmmaker Arran Tenzin Bradstock. OVERLAP showcases Arran’s approach to non-narrative filmmaking that gives equal importance to sounds and images. In this immersive experimental film, a quiet street at night and a droning sonic collage are put under the spotlight, opening the doors to a meditative contemplation on the audiovisual experience.
To celebrate the publication of Landscape Imaginary, the first comprehensive book about their work, the artist Daniel & Clara return to Metal Southend on Thurs 9th June for an evening of films and conversation.
The People’s Revolt: A New Constitution, is an experimental film and video screening inspired by the social movement that bursted on October 18, 2019 in Chile, and that led the country to a plebiscite to vote for a new constitution. The original program, The People's Revolt, premiered over 2 years ago at Anthology Film Archives.
“The People’s Revolt has been a dream in the minds and hearts of many generations of Chileans.
At a time when feminism is enjoying a mainstream resurgence but must be reclaimed from a neoliberal emphasis on individual success, and when the hybridization of documentary and artists’ film occupies a vital place in the landscape of contemporary practices, the exhibition No Master Territories makes a strategic return to the past. By revisiting the period of the 1970s to 1990s, it aims both to pay homage to the important work that has come before and to respond to the urgencies of the present.
Fechas:
De Domingo, Junio 19, 2022 (Todo el día) hasta Domingo, Agosto 28, 2022 (Todo el día)
