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Hannes Schüpbach (*1965) is a Swiss artist whose cinematic oeuvre is deeply rooted in the essence of the medium of film. His soundless works on analogue 16 mm film inspire reflection on time and movement, duration and memory. The screening features «Instants» (2012) and «Essais» (2020) in a performative presentation that involves language, music, and a conversation. Hannes Schüpbach is joined by cellist Flurin Cuonz and Werner von Mutzenbecher, a pioneer of artist film.
The presentation is followed by a conversation between Hannes Schüpbach and Werner von Mutzenberger.
Hannes Schüpbach *1965, lives in Winterthur. His work encompasses installation-paintings, performance, photography, and 16 mm films without sound. In 2009, Adam Szymczyk presented the solo show «Hannes Schüpbach – Stills and Movies» at Kunsthalle Basel. The exhibition «Explosion der Wörter / Explosion of Words», with poet Stephen Watts, was shown at Strauhof, Zurich, and at Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts, London in 2021/22. Schüpbach’s films have been screened at many major institutions and festivals.
Violoncellist Flurin Cuonz, *1986, lives in Zurich. He views music as a constantly updated dialogue and works as a solo performer, a voice leader in orchestras, and a teacher of masterclasses. He is also a founding member of the piano ensemble Trio Rafale.
Werner von Mutzenbecher, *1937, lives in Basel. His transdisciplinary work includes painting, filmmaking, and poetry. An exhibition of his oeuvre is currently on view at Kunsthaus Baselland through 13 November 2022. For the accompanying publication, Hannes Schüpbach wrote a contribution on «Film and Poetry, Poetry and Film».
Instants Hannes Schüpbach / France 2012 / 16' / 16mm / colour / no sound / Exp
Instants arrive and take place for us and in us. Like the girl appearing in a gust, as a goddess of winds, whose movements settle into a gesture, a suite of still images. Between the instants relations unfold, the evident as well as the invented. The hand that halts in writing sentence after sentence implies a loop, a stepping back. There, what has been felt takes form. The jolts, abrasions, and stops in the arrival of images make up this body of instants from which language flows.
Essais Hannes Schüpbach / United Kingdom/Belgium/USA/Switzerland 2020 / 43' / 16mm / colour / no sound / Exp
The dancer Kira Blazek explores new movements, her dance passionately broadening into a bodily reflection about the possible. Her shifting ventures in dance dialogue with the six further personalities the film introduces, all of them engaged in some form of self-experiment. Stephen Watts, Éléonore Bernard, Heba-Raphaëlle Meffre, Flurin Cuonz, Marco Baschera and Jiajia Zhang are artists and researchers, filmed in London, Bern, Antwerp, Zurich and St. Gallen. It is gestures and postures that define them. They exist alongside one another in a fictional exchange where the other extends their own form. In Schüpbach’s film, the images are unlocked from linear time via black transitions, resulting in a hypnotic flow. Its temporality marks a recollection: the repetition of what has once been seen, in a rhythm linked to recapitulation and speech.
Les Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur représentent le plus important festival de courts métrages en Suisse. Chaque mois de novembre, Winterthour se transforme en métropole du court métrage pendant six jours.
Tout le monde trouve son compte dans les programmes soigneusement concoctés par nos curatrices et curateurs sur des thématiques ou des événements actuels et brûlants. Les blocs des compétitions donnent une bonne vue d’ensemble du paysage cinématographique actuel, alors que les installations, performances et autres événements spéciaux montrent au public la diversité des formes audiovisuelles. Le programme d’événements allie concerts, lectures et bien plus encore, complétant ainsi l’expérience du festival.
Le court métrage n’est pas juste un film «court». C’est une forme d’art à part entière à laquelle nous consacrons chaque année un festival.
Il existe des courts métrages de tous genres et de toutes longueurs. Grâce à des voies de production facilitées, il permet de capter rapidement une époque et de l’illustrer. Il divertit, surprend, analyse lasociété, exprime une opinion politique ou donne un aperçu de mondes étrangers.
Nous rassemblons nos courts métrages pour créer des programmes thématiques ou des sections – comme nos compétitions – et nous les projetons dans un ordre bien précis. Pour apprécier le court métrage, il suffit d’être curieux, d’avoir envie de faire des découvertes et de se laisser surprendre.