Film
"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a black-inked surface. On making contact with the liquid, the roll opens and of Its own accord frees itself of the gesture that fashioned it. As it comes alive in this way, the sliver of paper reveals Its hitherto unexposed content; this unpredictable kinematics is evidence of the constant impermanence of news. As well as exploring a certain archaeology of cinema, the mechanism references the passage of time: the ink, whether it is poured or printed, is the ink of ongoing human history." –Ismaïl Bahri
Storyline
"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a black-inked surface. On making contact with the liquid, the roll opens and of Its own accord frees itself of the gesture that fashioned it. As it comes alive in this way, the sliver of paper reveals Its hitherto unexposed content; this unpredictable kinematics is evidence of the constant impermanence of news. As well as exploring a certain archaeology of cinema, the mechanism references the passage of time: the ink, whether it is poured or printed, is the ink of ongoing human history." –Ismaïl Bahri
FILM
7.2Scary Movie 2
5.8The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain
6.0Paranormal Activity 2
5.8Neighbors
6.2The Bounty Hunter
5.9Geri's Game
7.6The Game Plan
6.5The Santa Clause 2
6.0Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
5.3The Matrix Revolutions
6.7Ice Age: The Meltdown
6.7Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
5.2Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
5.6Lethal Weapon 3
6.7Cowboys & Aliens
5.6Super Troopers
6.5Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
6.0Stuart Little 2
5.8