Event

Thursday 15 April, 20:00

Welcome to the secret society II.

Natural histories, of animals and expeditions (for Joan Fontcuberta)
Bienvenidos a la sociedad secreta II. Historias naturales, de animales y expediciones (para Joan Fontcuberta) Enlarge image

This session is designed to question the relations between humankind and nature, both with animals and natural space and other, unknown lands. The attraction of the unknown and the remote, of the incomprehensible yet familiar world of animals, addressed with tenderness or irony. A kind of tribute to the construction and destruction of myth, the disquiet and the charm in the work of photographer Joan Fontcuberta.

Attended by the programmer, Loïc Diaz Ronda, and Joan Fontcuberta.

 

Footprints, Bill Morrison. USA, 1992, 16 mm, 6 min.

The Bats, Jim Trainor. USA, 1998, 16 mm, 8 min.

C’mon Babe, Sharon Sandusky. USA, 1988, 16 mm, 11 min.

Swamp, Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson. USA, 1971, 16 mm, 6 min.

Hyas et sténorinques, Jean Painlevé. France, 1927, 16 mm, 13 min.

Science Friction, Stan Vanderbeek. USA, 1959, 16 mm, 10 min.

Historia Naturae (Suita), Jan Svankmajer. 1967, 9 min.

Crossing the Great Sagrada, Adrian Brunel. Great Britain, 1924, 16 mm, silent, 15 min.

Supermâché, aire de pique-nique, Laurent Sfar and Jean Guillaud. France, 2008, video, 14 min.

 

Participants
Director:
Bill Morrison, Jim Trainor, Sharon Sandusky, Nancy Holt, Robert Smithson, Jean Painlevé, Stan Vanderbeek, Jan Švankmajer, Adrian Brunel, Laurent Sfar, Jean Guillaud
Themes
The Present Continuous, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Open Science, Psi Particle, Art Now, Eco Factor, Emerging Culture, Cybersphere, New Activism
Additional materials
Program (458 KB)

Credits

Organizer
Centre de Cultura Contemporānia de Barcelona
With the collaboration of
Revista Butxaca, Maumaubarcelona.com