The first work in film history that was created in the dark room without a camera – at least in part: Man Ray put small objects (nails, needles, salt, etc.) on the film stock and exposed them directly.
Also in this combined programme
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Videovoid – The Trailer
A loss of memory generates a loss of information; electronic emptiness. -
Devil’s Book
Evocation of the book in which the Devil inscribes the names of the damned. -
Feuerhaus
Created by flashlight exposures of plants and rocks directly on print stock. -
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Art Type (Fluxfilm #20)
A cameraless film with Letraset motifs applied directly onto transparent leader. -
Salvage
A film resulting from commercial salvage, rejected material given a second chance. -
Motion Picture: La sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière à
One photograph transforming itself into a row of surprising images, freed from their signifier. -
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Blazes
A continuous explosion. Breer made a hundred images, created by gestural brushstrokes and switched their positions for four thousand frames. -
A sharped edged, topical film
About the inefficient distribution of publicity posters and its consequences.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 1923
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2000
- Length
- 2'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
