Afterimage No. 8/9 - 1981 / Beginning … and Beginning Again
Thu 22 June 2023 - 21:00
CINEMATEK, Brussels
These works by British filmmakers turn an apparent simplicity or calculated primitiveness into rich visual experiences. Sherwin uses the pre-determined length of the 3-minute, silent, 16mm reel to record often diaristic and domestic subjects, creating a particular poetry of theme and variation. Farrer generates brief abstract films by drawing geometric figures directly onto a grid of clear celluloid, with sound generated by the image. A similar unity of sound and vision is present in Lis Rhodes’ Light Music, a dynamic work of expanded cinema for two projectors and a mobile audience.
10 Drawings
Steve Farrer, 1976, UK, 20'
Vermeer Frames
Guy Sherwin, 1976, UK, 3'
Metronome
Guy Sherwin, 1974, UK, 3'
Portrait with Parents
Guy Sherwin, 1974, UK, 3'
Breathing
Guy Sherwin, 1974, UK, 3'



