Tscherkassky, Man Ray : cinéastes

The radical criticism of narrative film produced by the Austrian filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky is also found in works by one of his eminent predecessors, Man Ray, and his “rayographs”. The film itself, the reworked photogram, become subjects of study, of dreams and nightmares. Dream Work takes place during a period of paradoxical sleep while Outer Space causes the original images to “stutter”. In this evening dedicated to a fantastic, and extremely precise, film universe, the film’s original intention has been modified by musical creations as well as those by Simon Løffler, Clara Iannotta, Ariadna Alsina Tarrés, and Javier Elipe Gimeno; commissioned through the ULYSSES Network and the Belin ensemble, Nikel.

Ensemble Nikel
Carlo Laurenzi IRCAM computer music design

PETER TSCHERKASSKY CINEMASCOPE TRILOGY

L’Arrivée, Autria, 1998,35 mm/CinemaScope, 2’, black & white
SANDRA WUAN-CHIN LI
JOAN GÓMEZ ALEMANY musics French Premiere

Dream Work, Autria, 2001, 35 mm/CinemaScope, 11’, black & white
SIMON LØFFLER (commissioned by the IMD with the support ULYSSES Network supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union) French Premiere
ARIADNA ALSINA TARRÉS (commissioned by IRCAM-Centre Pompidou with the support ULYSSES Network supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union) Premiere 2019

Outer Space, Autria, 1999,35 mm/CinemaScope, 10’, black & white
CLARA IANNOTTA (commissioned by IMD with the support ULYSSES Network supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union) French Premiere
JAVIER ELIPE GIMENO (commissioned by IRCAM-Centre Pompidou with the support ULYSSES Network supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union) Premiere 2019

MAN RAY LE RETOUR À LA RAISON
France, 1923,35 mm, 3’, black & white, with Kiki de Montparnasse, silent
AUTOPORTRAIT OU CE QUI NOUS MANQUE À NOUS TOUS
France, around 1930, 16 mm, 6’, black & white, silent (with the participation of Lee Miller)

An IRCAM/Mnam/Les Spectacles vivants-Centre Pompidou coproduction. With the support ULYSSES Network supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union.