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Les films rêvés, 2009, Eric Pauwels © the artist
LES FILMS RÊVÉS
Eric PauwelsIn the work of the filmmaker, author and director Eric Pauwels (1953), cinema and life are inseparably intertwined. His documentaries, sometimes called ’half-films’, take on the role of memory, weaving fiction with ethnography and questioning the spectator’s impressions of the subject...
PATATRAS
Claude CattelainA continuation of short sequence videos that have the ‘fall’ and its consequences as a main theme. These experiences, sometimes amusing, are most often achieved from unsteady wood-made armatures. Some of those are organized around the human body, making up different types of heavy and fragile exoskeletons. The falls are either accidental or voluntary....
THE HUNDRED VIDEOS 39. EDITORIAL
Steve ReinkeWhat is the difference between science and life ? Step away from that microscope for a second and I’ll tell you....
OGNI PENSIERO VOLA
Bart Van Dessel - Stefan FranckMemory is acknowledged by the earliest dance theorists as one of the fundamental principles in dance performances. However, memory is not only the most important requisite of a dancer, it also gives choreography the air of an art, even that of a science. Without memory there is no thought, nor knowledge...
THE DYNAMITE SHOW
Koen TheysSimilarly to most of Koen Theys’ work, ’The Dynamite Show’ also shows a fascination with contemporary iconography. This video was built from video images of various explosions, developed by several American companies, who specialize in special effects for Hollywood films...
DAMES EN HEREN JAN FABRE
Jef CornelisAn analytic and subdued critical summary of the work of Jan Fabre, on the occasion of the opening night of the opera Das Glas im Kopf wird vom Glas in March 1990. The topoi and motives in his work are commented on by Annie Declerck and accompanied by images from his body of work, from MoneyPerformance (1979) to Das Interview das Stirbt (1989)...
CONTAINER 08: OVER DON JUAN
Jef CornelisA discussion on the figure and myth of Don Juan, which originates in three different sources: the original version by Tirso de Molina from 1630, the version by Molière from 1665, and the libretto and opera by Mozart and da Ponte from 1787. Even among these versions there are considerable variants regarding the characters, the personalities, intrigues and endings...
