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Man and Mask
Synopsis
By drawing a parallel between celluloid film and masks made with 'primitive' means, the film draws attention to two mediums on the edge of becoming outmoded, yet with undeniable and enduring appeal. Man and Mask asks questions, in an entertaining way, about film's qualities: its physicality, its trickery, its paradoxical opacity and transparency.
The work oscillates between artifice and acting, using masks in a literal sense – 'masking' and unmasking, layering and stripping away.
Commissioned by South West Screen and Film London, the A Movie participating artists are: Daria Martin (USA), Jimmy Robert (France/Holland), Mark Leckey (UK), Mika Taanila (Finland), Imogen Stidworthy (UK) and Yang Fudong (China).
The films were produced by LUX and Spacex.
Selected Screenings
- Premiere Screening Frieze Art Fair, 21-24 October 2006
Project Background
A Movie is a collaboration set up to challenge audiences' expectations of the cinema experience. Six new short films were commissioned from some of the most exciting visual artists working with the moving image. The works were premiered at Frieze Art Fair 2005 and subsequently toured cinemas throughout the UK in 2006, taking the films out of the gallery and into cinemas across the country. Different A Movie films were screened before selected features from the main programme.
Commissioned by South West Screen and Film London, the A Movie participating artists are:Daria Martin(USA), Jimmy Robert (France/Holland), Mark Leckey (UK), Mika Taanila (Finland), Imogen Stidworthy (UK) and Yang Fudong (China). The films were produced by LUX and Spacex.
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Key Information
Film
Man and Mask
Artist
Daria Martin
Project
A Movie
Year Completed
2005
Duration
5'
Shooting format
35mm
Screening format
Single screen, Digi Beta, 35mm, DVD
