CHRIS PETIT AND IAIN SINCLAIR - LONDON ORBITAL

ÉCRAN D'ART - SCREENING

London Orbital is an unusual, visionary film by the British writers and filmmakers Chris Petit (1949) and Iain Sinclair (1943) about the world’s longest ring-road, the 188-kilometer M25, or ‘London Orbital’ as it’s commonly known. The film plays with the conventions of the road movie and presents a cinematographic excursion into futuristic literature. It is also a meditation on the rapid passing of time, on the genesis of memory (collective or otherwise), on the difference between tape and film, and between word, sound and image. Sinclair wrote a book of the same title about his walk around the M25 in which he reflects on the current economic, political and social situation in Great Britain. Rather than filming the book literally, Petit went on a car ride around the ring-road. This resulted in a stream of images that evokes the serene mood that driving sometimes brings. London Orbital is therefore a reflection on the difference between walking and driving, and a dialogue between these two writers, who are also filmmakers.

London Orbital. Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair
2002, video, 76’, colour, English spoken

Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair, London Orbital, 2002. Courtesy and copyright of the artists and Illuminations Films, London.Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair, London Orbital, 2002. Courtesy and copyright of the artists and Illuminations Films, London.Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair, London Orbital, 2002. Courtesy and copyright of the artists and Illuminations Films, London.  
  • Thu 20.1.2011
    21:30 - 22:45
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    Location:
    Cinéma Arenberg
    Koninginnegalerij 26 Galerie de la Reine
    1000 Brussels
    +32 2 512 80 63

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    8 / 6,6 euros

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