Presented together for the first time in the UK, this screening presents a rare selection of short works by the pioneering Japanese filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto (1932 – 2017). 
 
In his films and videos, Matsumoto continued decades-long experiments with form and subject in numerous technically and aesthetically prevocational shorts, colliding traditions with popular post-war culture. The programme borrows its title from Matsumoto’s multi-channel work of the same name, reflecting his persistent assaults on the senses and his questioning and challenging of conventions. His works are as unique today as when they were first produced in the last decades of the 20th century. Matsumoto’s key works such as Atman (1975) and Engram (1987) are screened alongside his experiments on film and early video synthesizer works Metastasis (1971) and Mona Lisa (1973), in addition to the groundbreaking multi-projection For The Damaged Right Eye (1968).
 
This programme of short films is accompanied by a screening of Matsumoto’s first narrative feature film Funeral Parade of Roses, recently restored from the original 35mm negatives, as part of a two-part programme featuring the director’s trailblazing work.