Rose Lowder Voiliers et coquelicots 2001, film still
Cecile Fontaine, La Pêche Miraculeuse 1995 Film still
Chick Strand, Guacamole 1976 Film still
Brimming with vibrant images of blossoms, orchards, insects and meadows, the works of celebrated filmmaker Rose Lowder explore our relation with and impact on the world.
This programme features a selection of rare gems and classic films hand-picked by Lowder that illuminate her rich engagement with the history of experimental film and her life-long championing of non-commercial cinema. Including celebrated and lesser known films by filmmakers such as Bruce Baillie, Kurt Kren, Chick Strand and Belgium documentary pioneer Henri Storck. The rare Super 8 films of Jakobois show the influence of Lowder's work as does Cecile Fontaine’s found footage film made with discarded films saved by Lowder and other filmmakers. Animated films show distinct ways of working from frame by frame drawn animations by Robert Breer to working directly on the film material as in the work of Len Lye.
The special selection of films also features works by Rose Lowder and is introduced by the artist.
Programme
Form Phases IV*
Robert Breer, USA 1954, 16 mm, colour, silent, 4 min
All My Life*
Bruce Baillie, USA 1966, 16 mm, colour, sound, 3 min
Particles in Space*
Len Lye, USA 1979, 16 mm, black & white, sound, 4 min
A Man and His Dog Out for Air*
Robert Breer, USA 1958, 16 mm, black & white, sound 3 min
Tree Again*
Kurt Kren, Austria 1978, 16 mm, colour, silent, 4 min
Guacamole*
Chick Strand, USA 1976, 16 mm, colour, sound, 10 min
Pluie de Roses *
Jakobois, France 1984/1987, Super 8 transferred to 16 mm, colour, sound, 3 min
Images d’Ostende / Scenes of Ostend
Henri Storck, Belgium 1929–30, 16 mm 18 fps, black & white, silent, 15 min
Voiliers et coquelicots / Sailboats and Poppies
Rose Lowder, France 2001, 16 mm 18 fps, colour, silent, 2 min
La Pêche Miraculeuse
Cécile Fontaine, France 1995, 16 mm 18fps, colour, silent, 10 min
L’Arbre bleu
Marcelle Thirache, France 2001, 16 mm 18fps, colour, silent, 2 min
Bouquets 11–20
Rose Lowder, France 2005–10, 16 mm 18 fps, colour, silent 11 min
Still Frames
Emmanuel Lefrant, France 2002, 16 mm 18 fps, colour, silent, 3 min
Programme duration: 73 min
All films marked with an * are titles that were also in the former collection established by Rose Lowder of the Archives du film expérimental d’Avignon.