One of the first presentations of this new work by artist David Krippendorf, who explores the connection between glamour and power, eroticism and political ideology. Blame combines footage from the famous 1945 American
film noir, ‘Gilda’, with a reworking of the sensual strip tease number Put the Blame on Mame. The resulting dance-macabre -that transforms Rita
Hayworth into an almost demonic Joan of Art – is set against explosions of fire that recall the use of ‘Gilda’ as the nickname for one of the first atomic bombs.
Also in this combined programme
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Old Men Trilogy
Glasgow-based artists John Beagles & Graham Ramsay use the content of TV comedy shows, pop music lyrics, and junk food marketing ploys as ‘fodder’ for… -
A PLace to Live
Jonathan Calm combines video, animation, sound, sculpture and drawing to create his own narratives around the architectural and psychological spaces of New York. Reflecting the… -
Light Park #1
Masakatsu’s mesmeric Light Park #1 and #2 derive as much from his interest in the medium of video as in that of music, for which… -
Oh Mein Papa
Zilla Leutenegger references the aesthetics of video games and animation, creating often slow-moving, other-worldly ‘narratives’ such as Oh Mein Papa and Peak. Evoking the power… -
The Oral Thing
Drawing on the often inane and repetitive nature of daytime television, Melhus creates complex, almost surreal scenarios that parody the formats of TV religious programs,…
Film details
- Countries of production
- Germany, USA
- Year
- 2002
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2003
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
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