#3

Joost Rekveld / Netherlands / 1994 / Czech Premiere / 5 min.

synopsis

A tiny light source in motion is captured by an extremely slow exposure, which leaves a trace of its trajectory in the emulsion. The artist prepared an extensive 13-part score for his film number 3, which includes exposure length, colour, camera position, light trail width and speed of movement. At the same time, however, he attached the light to a double pendulum, which behaves completely unpredictably under certain circumstances.

“I have long been fascinated by the fact that it is possible to construct a static image using movement and that it is possible to recreate movement by showing several of these static images in succession. In this way, both the images as well as the transformations of those images are caused by interference between the movement of one single light-germ and the movement of the film camera. I regard this as a kind of zero point of photographically recorded film.” - Joost Rekveld

Source: joostrekveld.net

biography

Joost Rekveld (1970) is a Dutch multimedia artist, curator and educator. Originally made with the idea of creating music for the eye in mind, he creates his abstract films using his own tools, inspired (not only) by dead ends in science and technology. Ji.hlava IDFF has screened his film #57 (2018).