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Silent Elections, 2009 Sarah Vanagt © the artist(s) & producer(s)
SILENT ELECTIONS
Sarah VanagtThe power goes off and the screen goes black: one of those innumerable moments of darkness when the buried memories from decades of conflict suddenly resurface. In the streets of Goma, children play at being news correspondents: Congo is preparing for its first democratic elections since 1960...
THIS, OF COURSE, IS A WORK OF THE IMAGINATION
Wendy MorrisIn 1917 the Steamship Mendi sailed towards the English Channel and France. On board was a battalion of South African labour troops. In the early morning, in fog, the ship was rammed by another boat and sinks within twenty minutes. 600 men drowned. A legend evolved around the last moments of the men and the manner in which they faced their death...
INFORMATION SUR LA COULEUR
Jacques Louis NystIn spite of its title, this video is previous to the outbreak of colour in the Nysts’ work. A black and white photograph of Danièle Nyst is followed by an image of the “real” Danièle Nyst knitting. The camera tracks the wool thread and then offers us a close-up of the wool ball just as we hear a loud and clear “Jaune” (Yellow)...
THE HUNDRED VIDEOS 76. MICROSCOPE
Steve ReinkeWhenever I look into a microscope, I feel like I’m looking inside of something. A barrier seems to have been broken....
IN THE MEANWHILE...
Bernard Gigounon"In the meanwhile..." is a slightly hysterical celebration of life with an appropriate soundtrack in a fairyland forest setting, rudely interrupted by a man who is looking for his personal harmony with nature in a most theatrical way....
THE DESERTER
Harald Thys - Jos De GruyterIn the woods a strange character is discovered by the local authorities. A couple of scientists under the supervision of a doctor and an examining magistrate go into the matter and try to discover who the reticent man is....
KISSY SUZUKI SUCK
Alison MurrayInfluenced by Madonna, physical theatre and punk, Murray assaults stereotypes around female sexuality, violence and pornography. This vibrant, textured slice of night draws on research into the experiences of two trash-blonde sex workers talking dirty....
OBJECTIEVE ARCHITECTUUR
Jef CornelisIn 1971 the Swiss architect Werner Blaser curated the group exhibition 'Objective Architecture—Skin and Skeleton 'in the National Higher Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning in Antwerp. Jef Cornelis made a television report for the current art events programme 'Zoeklicht'. The documentary features only photographs of architecture on four continents...
COMPOSITIE
Marie AndréAndré re-organizes time, rhythm and sound in her portrait of the new music composer/pianist Walter Hus, constructing a study of the process of composing. Playing on the title's double meaning — "composition" and "composite" — André isolates musical gestures and fragments time, recomposing Hus' evolving composition...
