Celluloid. Cameraless film
02 Jun - 29 Aug 2010
Stan Brakhage
"existence is song" (The Dante Quartet) 1987
Courtesy of the Estate of Stan Brakhage and Fred Camper
"existence is song" (The Dante Quartet) 1987
Courtesy of the Estate of Stan Brakhage and Fred Camper
CELLULOID. CAMERALESS FILM
02 June - 29 August 2010
Opening Hours
Tuesday, Friday - Sunday 10 am - 7 pm
Wednesday and Thursday 10 am - 10 pm
Closed on Mondays
In “Celluloid” the SCHIRN focuses on a particular art film genre in which the image is produced directly, by the physical processing of the film strip. In contrast to other forms of experimental film the material is detached from its technical utilisation context and, as it were, interpreted as a projection screen, by applying diverse artistic processes: painting, drawing, collage on celluloid, scrapes and scratches in the emulsion, chemical disaggregation, or the direct exposure of the photosensitive material. Thus even in the early days of avant-garde film, works were created that investigate the medium of film in its material qualities and at the same time find new approaches to probe its relationship to fine arts and music. The structure of the exhibition is open plan, presenting outstanding examples of “film without a camera,” and providing a panorama from the 1930s to the present day with works by over 20 international artists and film-makers such as Stan Brakhage, Tony Conrad, Cécile Fontaine, Len Lye, Aldo Tambellini and Jennifer West.
CURATOR: Esther Schlicht (SCHIRN)
02 June - 29 August 2010
Opening Hours
Tuesday, Friday - Sunday 10 am - 7 pm
Wednesday and Thursday 10 am - 10 pm
Closed on Mondays
In “Celluloid” the SCHIRN focuses on a particular art film genre in which the image is produced directly, by the physical processing of the film strip. In contrast to other forms of experimental film the material is detached from its technical utilisation context and, as it were, interpreted as a projection screen, by applying diverse artistic processes: painting, drawing, collage on celluloid, scrapes and scratches in the emulsion, chemical disaggregation, or the direct exposure of the photosensitive material. Thus even in the early days of avant-garde film, works were created that investigate the medium of film in its material qualities and at the same time find new approaches to probe its relationship to fine arts and music. The structure of the exhibition is open plan, presenting outstanding examples of “film without a camera,” and providing a panorama from the 1930s to the present day with works by over 20 international artists and film-makers such as Stan Brakhage, Tony Conrad, Cécile Fontaine, Len Lye, Aldo Tambellini and Jennifer West.
CURATOR: Esther Schlicht (SCHIRN)