Contrast herself. Lives and works in Geneva and Paris.
Antichthones 1
Video, color and black & white, 0'47'' loop, silent, 2012
Using vintage film techniques from the period 1930-1960, the characters in this series of video loops are placed in front of a large studio screen where settings taken from existing cinema are projected. This mise-en-scene is then re-filmed to create the illusion of a continuous space. The exposure of this gimmick in front of the viewer reveals a mise en abyme of the cinema theatre. (...)
