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Peter DownsbroughFrom the top floors of the Wiels Art Centre in Brussels, Peter Downsbrough films a handful of static, fixed shots, and pans the surrounding landscape. We see an industrial landscape with the ever present busy railway connections—a strong contrast with the dark interiors of the building...
FLY
Shelly SilverIn FLY, the camera wonders around a room until it stops on a tapestry dominated by two peacocks in front of each other. Then, a voice over tells about a fugitive encounter....
THE SOCIALIST
Hubert MarécailleRepressed homosexual, unable to have children much to the regret of his wife who disapproves of sperm donation, a corporate CEO, disdainful of outsiders, finally reveals his inclinations by going on strike alone, to the surprise of a group of bystanders present at the end of their « Alcoholics Anonymous » meeting – with an unemployed man tired of looking for a job and an office w...
DEFECT CHAIR
Messieurs DelmotteMessieurs Delmotte tries, rather unsuccessfully, to stand on a chair....
THE BOAT
Messieurs DelmotteA scene at night. All dressed in black, Messieurs Delmotte is sitting in a red inflatable boat, slowly floating on what seems to be a calm lake. Suddenly, he jumps up and cuts the boat with two knifes. But the tiny vessel does not sink at al… This work is part of the series The Mental Reason Vol. 1...
... AND
Peter DownsbroughThis film essentially consists of one continuous shot taken from the train window during its stop in the station of Metz, France. By way of prelude, … AND opens with a fixed camera shot, a straight, razor-sharp positioning - an image of cars driving in the city. Then, we dive into the film by way of a traveling shot from the window of the train...
DÉJÀ VU (HALLU)
Michel FrançoisMichel François is fascinated by the small signs of life, the trivial moments and touches that are bestowed with every appearance of magic at the right time. Beauty is to be found in everyday life, where emotion and astonishment occur. François tries to induce these experiences and to grasp the mobility and the elusiveness of perception...
NEARLY PRESENT, JUST PAST
Cel Crabeels"If I were young, I would destroy a Dan Graham piece, I would smash the goddamn Dan Graham piece." (Dan Graham in an interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist, 2001) This subjective-documentary video is part of a project on the violent and thorough destruction of a pavilion by the American artist Dan Graham...
VEGETABLES ARE VEGETABLES
Messieurs DelmotteA short video performance where, against a background of an impressive landscape, sequentially a zucchini, a leek and a carrot – which are hung in front of the camera – are chopped in two by Messieurs Delmotte. This work is part of the series Unidentified Emoticon ...
KUNST ALS KRITIEK. WANNEER IS KUNST WEL KRITIEK? 1. WANNEER KUNST MAATSCHAPPIJBEWUST MAAKT
Jef CornelisPart of a series of short themed sketches surrounding the question “When is Art Criticism?”. ’When art creates social awareness’ is an interview with J.F...
