In June, the Modern Collection welcomes the cycle ‘Elemental Cinema: From the Alchemical Image to Ecofeminism’, which includes works that reveal ecological concerns, with a focus on female filmmakers. The programme includes several works by Gunvor Nelsson, such as LIGHT YEARS EXPANDING, SNOWDRIFT, MOONS POOL and MY NAME IS OONA which will be screend on June 14th at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Curator for the programme is Margarida Mendes.
Programme:
Titles distributed by Filmform
LIGHT YEARS EXPANDING
Gunvor Nelson
1988, 00:25:00
SNOWDRIFT (A.K.A SNOWSTORM)
Gunvor Nelson
2001, 00:09:00
MOONS POOL
Gunvor Nelson
1973, 00:15:00
MY NAME IS OONA
Gunvor Nelson
1969, 00:10:00
Elemental Cinema: From the Alchemical Image to Ecofeminism
Expanding on the notion of elemental cinema, this film programme explores the relation between the human and the sensuous, intimate dimension of the material realm.
It introduces a series of moving image experiments that reveal ecological concerns – by applying alternative film processing techniques that involve agents such as fungi or vegetables – as well as engage with the nonhuman point of view, testing the limits of the camera gaze, while challenging our entry point to the natural world.
With a focus on female filmmakers, the works selected bridge forms of sensorial and pragmatic knowledge of the world, comprising reflections on geopoetics, ecofeminism, and speculative fiction, putting an emphasis on the current debate of our material ideations.
Curator: Margarida Mendes
With Alexandra Navratil, Ana Vaz, Arjuna Neuman, Denise Ferreira da Silva, Barbara Hammer, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Cem Raios T’Abram, Cherry Kino, Deborah Stratman, Gunvor Nelson, Jennifer Reeves, Mariana Caló, Francisco Queimadela, Mónica Baptista, Schmelzdahin, Stan Brakhage and Von Calhau!