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SITUATION (1)

Hans Op de Beeck
A moving camera takes us along an endless row of cash registers in a desolate supermarket. The cashiers are waiting behind their empty desks and it’s quiet as a mouse… The contrast between the inert location on the one side, chaotic and lively in normal circumstances, and the moving camera on the other, makes this absurd sequence into a kind of dream image...

BERLIN/NILREB: TOURIST JOURNAL

Ken Kobland
After spending eight months in West Berlin as an artist in residence (1986-’87), Kobland wanted to send something back that would describe his impressions of living in a divided city...

QUE SERÁ SERÁ: ENVOLEZ-VOUS

Jacques Lederlin - Joëlle de La Casinière
The reveries of a solitary driver on the highway are portrayed in ’Envolez-vous’. Images of collages suggest the things he is dreaming about. A man and a woman appear in the center of the screen, to sing the chorus of the song....

LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR MAG [DUTCH VERSION]

Jef Cornelis
’Les Vacances de Monsieur MAG’ tracks the development of René Magritte’s body of work, and it also sheds a light on the persona of the artist, as well as on his views on being an artist...

SMOKE

Roy Villevoye
My new film Smoke on which I worked over the past half year or so, tells the story of my very good (Asmat-)friend Ndo, who got blind as a young boy. And how eventually he got new eyesight. It also tells of friendship and efforts made because of this. Of hope and loss. And of confusion dealing with all this and the unexpected paths life takes...

STANDING STILL

Marie Voignier
“In your film Standing Still, the myth of the white colonist finds its most destructive embodiment: the hunting guide. Hesitating in between a spontaneous violence and its religious imitations, he utters the most economical remarks about death images that assess the game of violence and culture...

VIDÉO RELATIONNELLE (1973 - 1974): PHOTO

Jacques Lennep
The camera scans the image of a picture of a young man on which is written the word 'photo'....

UNIVERSAL STORY

Jung-Kyun Shin
This work starts with the artist visiting the military unit in which he served. It features his recollection of military service, a trip to the places in the narrative, and drawings of his memories. The artist juxtaposes his memories of military service with private memories, asking if special memories are general for all Korean men, related to a rite of passage....

XXXIII BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE VENEZIA (1966)

Jef Cornelis
In 1966 the thirty-third edition of the Venice Biennial took place, with the participation of artists such as Henri-Etienne Martin, Lucio Fontana, Robert Jacobsen and Roy Lichtenstein—all of whom appear in this creative documentary that was originally intended for television...

IJSBREKER 15: GOOCHELEN VERSUS PARAPSYCHOLOGIE

Jef Cornelis - Jackie Claeys - Freddy Coppens - Mark De Geest
Priceless jokes, scientifically proven facts, well-intended or malicious manipulations of our consciousness, or artistic tricks? There isn’t much difference...