“…the idea is to reduce to the minimum the elements that form the cinematograph device. To work with less elements but having a deep control over it. The limitation of using only 2 meters of processed film stock that becomes totally black is highly stimulating. I’m forced myself to control each frame Read More
Without image. Without sound.
Without description.
“…the idea is to reduce to the minimum the elements that form the cinematograph device. To work with less elements but having a deep control over it. The limitation of using only 2 meters of processed film stock that becomes totally black is highly stimulating. I’m forced myself to control each frame with all –only- the elements of the projection ,light, shutterand focus…”
Interview with myself
“…then the passionate emulsion turns hot and the excitement is at fever pitch”
Conversation with the projector
Screenings:
- Oberhausen Film Festival / Labs Section, May 2018
- Crater-Lab , Barcelona, 2018
- Unzalab, Milano, 2018
- Le 102, MTK Lab, Grenoble, 2019
- Xcentric, CCCB, Barcelona, Jan 2019
- Rotterdam Film Festival, Feb 2019
- 19th Independent Films Show, Napoli, 2019
- Le 102, Le Niut Zero, Grenoble, 2019
- Prisme #2, Nantes, 2019
- Square 73, Cdmx, Mexico, 2021
- Phonos, UPF, Barcelona, 2021
- Braquage, Paris, 2021
- Visions + La Lumiere Collective + Double Negative + OKLA Festival , Montreal , Canadá
- Microscope Gallery New York, March 2022
- Visiting Film/Video Artists Series Binghamton , March 2022
- AGX Film-Lab, Boston, Usa, 2022
- Cornell Cinema Ithaca, Usa, 2022
- Visual Studies Workshop Rochester, Usa, 2022
- Obskura, Festival de Cinema Argenique contemporain, Rennes, Fr, 2022
Writings about the piece:
Vie et i mort dune image par Ouennassa Khiari
https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/rotterdam-2019-cinema-without-a-camera Daniel Kasman on Mubi
Ela Bittencourt on Frieze Magazine
Dan Sullivan on Filmmcoment