Work in Progress
Meet the Archive: Work in Progress
Annually, the size and scope of Eye’s collection becomes apparent when the collection experts get to shine during Meet the Archive. The latter highlights special stories from (early) cinema history and spotlights forgotten filmmakers. Today: Herzheilbad Kudowa, Short Scores, Ephemeral Movement, Ida Lohman and Another take on Just Around the Corner.
Exceptional stories about cinema history and forgotten films.
Programme
Short Scores
A new generation of musicians and composers create a new, miniature film score for an excerpt they selected from Eye’s collection. Three excerpts will be screened.
A word of welcome by Giovanna Fossati (Chief Curator) and Frank Roumen (Sector Manager Collections)
Herzheilbad Kudowa (DE 1920, 5')
Documentary about a spa on the Polish-Czech border, accompanied by live piano music.
Ephemeral Movement: Work in Progress
‘Ephemeral Movement' (working title) is a project that aims to motivate people to move by editing archival footage. This project is still under development. During Meet the Archive, movement expert Katya Vershinina and silent film curator Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi will trial an initial version with the cinema audience. The latter can participate from their seats. Live music.
Ida Lohman: Video Art as Puppet Show
This presentation focuses on the recent digitisation project for the oeuvre of video artist Ida Lohman who graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. Her most famous video work is Linnenkast, which won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1994. Lohman’s short videos in which she often plays the lead, humorously and absurdly reflect on everyday life, whilst questioning society’s standards with regard to identity, family, beauty ideals and the role of women. After her death in 2007, Eye was bequeathed her collected works by her family and it is currently conserving the material. Two works will be screened: Gordina (1993) and Wonderful One (1991). The introduction will be provided by conservator Simona Monizza and trainee Martine Bouw.
Another take on Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner is one of the two feature films directed by scriptwriter Marion Frances. The only two extant copies, that can be found at Eye and The Library of Congress, are both incomplete. The two institutions are collaborating to create a digital reconstruction of these elements that augment each other well. The world premiere will be at the Women & the Silent Screen Conference on 4 June 2022 in New York. Comparison has revealed that the two copies were created from two different negatives. The presentation, by curator Elif Rongen and restorers Annike Kross and Jeroen de Mol will deal with the reconstruction process in more detail using a side-by-side demo reel to illustrate matters.
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Details
Production year
2022
Length
78 min.
Event language
English
Country
NL
Part of
Meet the Archive
Discover hidden treasures from Eye's collection. The collection specialists from Eye present new acquisitions, special finds and restoration projects once a year. During this behind-the-scenes look, Eye shows the enormous wealth of its collection. Entrance is free for the programmes during the day.
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