I. E. [site 01-isole eolie]

Stromboli appears briefly, as though lifted by a flash from out of the darkness into which it once again disappears. We then approach the Aeolian Islands.
In their cinematic representation, movement and motionlessness collide as do the materiality of Super 8 and video. In the space, which arises as the camera surveys the scene, the landscape is studied as a sensual experience, but also as an aesthetic object of representation. The static and strictly framed Super 8 recordings of the volcano, the sea, and the island, construct a sublime beauty in accordance with conventions of landscape painting. The turbulent...

Orig. Title
I. E. [site 01-isole eolie]
Year
2004
Countries
Austria, Italy
Duration
8 min
Director
Lotte Schreiber
Category
Avantgarde/Arts
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
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