36

Norbert Pfaffenbichler, Lotte Schreiber / Austria / 2001 / Czech Premiere / 2 min.

synopsis

The quadratic number 36 and its subsets, including the prime numbers into which it can be broken down, function as the basic organizing principle of a two-minute video divided into three fields in which the transformations of vertical and horizontal structures take place and are linked together by Stefan Németh's minimalist electronic soundtrack. The work recalls early digital aesthetics, absolute film and minimalist compositions.

biography

Norbert Pfaffenbichler (1967) is a prominent Austrian experimental filmmaker, pioneer of video art and curator. In 2002, he started working on his conceptual series Notes on Film, some of which we had the opportunity to see at Ji.hlava IDFF. Recently, he has also entered the territory of feature film.

Lotte Schreiber (1971) is an Austrian filmmaker and media artist. She studied architecture, and although she has been working primarily in film since 2000, her focus remains on issues related to urban development, public space and the translation of the language of architecture into the language of cinema. In 2008, Ji.hlava IDFF presented her film Borgate (2008).