Labyrinth of Darkness
at the Czech Center, New York
May 21st, 2013 7:00 PM
Artists/film makers include:
Jiri Trnka; Jiri Barta; Bretislav Pojar; Robert
Morgan; Karen Yasinsky; Brothers Quay; James Lowne; William Cobbing; Kim L
Pace; Katerina Athanasopoulou; Hiraki Sawa.
Image (left) ‘Let It Out’, 2011, Kim L
Pace
Conceived by visual artist Kim L Pace, ‘Labyrinth of
Darkness’ includes a diverse selection of
films that juxtaposes contemporary international artists’ works, alongside
examples from pioneering Czech animators. The aim is to bring to light common
thematic concerns, narrative devices and techniques between the films, thereby
facilitating a dialogue between past and present.
Bodily metaphors, which historically enabled numerous Czech
animators to construct meaningful ambivalence and subvert authority within a
rigorously controlled context, resonate throughout the contemporary works. Body
parts are often objectified in the films – and perhaps point to the
increasingly alienating technological environments in which many of us live and
work.
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