AGNES VARDA - CINÉVARDAPHOTO

In three short films shot over 40 years, Agnès Varda explores the relationship between photography and memory, photography and film. Having started out as a photographer in the mid-Fifties, Varda explores the medium’s ability to preserve a moment for eternity, while remaining open to an array of interpretations that evolve over time. Each film questions the value of the image and the way it comes to life when we look at it: "Films are another way of looking at photos. I switched from photography to films, because I needed words. Photography is too silent. But film is not just storytelling. I wanted to use cinematic tools like movement to portray the energy of the subject and my own energy, my own pleasure in making films."

Ydessa, Les Ours et etc., 44’, 2004
Ulysse, 22’, 1982
Salut Les Cubains, 30’, 1964

The Ecran d’Art series is a monthly screening of artists’ film and/or video jointly organised by argos and Cinema Arenberg, in collaboration with La Cambre Academy