| 50mins | 16mm
Thursday 5th Nov, 7.00pm, The Half Moon Theatre
It has been said that with the wooden lightbox, his most recent exploration and reconfiguration of cinematic apparatus and emulsion, Alex MacKenzie has perfected the art of film projection. At the core of his approach is the use of a homebuilt, hand-cranked 16mm projector in an expanded cinema format to present a striking array of handmade and processed emulsion.
Using the early development of cinema as a marker for cultural, technological and economic change, these film cycles (10 “chapters” presented over the course of 4 reels) draw from turn-of-thecentury cinematic prototypes and long forgotten ideas surrrounding the moving image and its early promise. Hypnosis, panorama, motion studies, expectation, magic, the dreamworld and sleight of eye conspire in this intimate and immersive framework.
MacKenzie throws us back to a time when audience expectation was open, inviting us to sit with him as he performs live in a space where both screen and projection are part of the spectacle.
Film performance will be followed by a questions and answers session conducted by the National Sculpture Factory who have kindly supported this programme.
Part of:
Alex MacKenzie Programme »
Thu 05 Nov | 7:00pm | The Half Moon Theatre
