[Ada_list] Looking Back into the Future - a symposium on artist moving image practice 29th -- 31st August 2013, Auckland

Looking Back into the Future - a symposium on artist moving image practice
29th -- 31st August 2013, Auckland
Venues: Academy Cinema, Elam School of Fine Arts, The
Audio Foundation

With over 40 years of artist moving image production in New Zealand,
what is the current state of local practice, and how do we create a
dynamic and sustainable future?

Featuring film screenings, discussion and an artists' workshop,
Looking Back into the Future invites the New Zealand artist moving
image community to Auckland this August 29-31.

Over three days a range of international and local presenters come
together to consider issues of the surrounding production, networks
and value in moving image.

Presented by CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand in
association with Elam School of Fine Arts at The University of
Auckland, and with the support of the British Council and Creative New
Zealand, Looking Back into the Future takes place at three venues.

Beginning at the Academy Cinema 8pm, Thursday August 29, All Divided
Selves is a film by UK film-maker Luke Fowler. Based on the work of
radical Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing, the film examines Laing's
assertion that mental illness is a natural result of modern day social
systems. As the film progresses from the 1960s onwards, we see the
impact of Laing's theories on the medical establishment, and the less
forgiving response to Laing's latter day career as a celebrity poet.

Day 2 (August 30) at Elam School of Fine Arts begins with a roundtable
session examining every facet of the artist moving image economy: from
curation to collection. International and local speakers gather to
ask: how can institutions better support new models of moving image
practices? How do we develop networks and exchanges that generate
meaningful dialogue and sustainable engagement? Panelists include
Benjamin Cook (Director LUX, London) and Dr May Adadol Ingawanij,
(University of Westminster/Bangkok Experimental Film Festival), plus
local speakers Alex Monteith (Artist, Academic, Elam School of Fine
Arts), Michelle Menzies (Curator, Adam Art Gallery), John McCormack
(Starkwhite Gallery) and Sue Gardiner (Chartwell Trust). In the
afternoon three film screenings curated for the symposium feature
recent work from New Zealand, Asia and the United States, and are
followed by discussions about networks and distribution.

On Day 3 (August 31) keynote speaker Benjamin Cook, (LUX, London)
leads a workshop for artists entitled The Auratic Film. In an age of
digital technology and endless reproduction this workshop asks; can
the moving image be described as having a distinct presence or aura?
Is there such a thing as a primary encounter with a film and if so
what does this say about how work is disseminated and how it accrues
both cultural and economic value?

Looking Back into the Future Schedule:
Thursday August 29, 8pm: All Divided Selves, Academy Cinema. Tickets $8
Friday August 30, 10am-5pm: Looking Back into the Future, Elam School
of Fine Arts. Free entry
Saturday August 31,10am-1pm:The Auratic Film, The Audio Foundation.
Tickets $40. Register for the workshop via director@circuit.org.nz

For more information contact: Mark Williams, Director, CIRCUIT Artist
Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand, director (at) circuit.org.nz

http://circuit.org.nz/looking-back-into-the-future

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Mark Williams
Director
CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand
Looking Back into the Future - a symposium in artist moving image
practice, Aug 29-31, Auckland
www.circuit.org.nz
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