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Right In the Substance of Them a Trace of What Happened
Institute of Contemporary Arts


Unruly and transient paranormal phenomena surface in this programme. From breakthrough moments, hints of the imperceptible are received, with traces left for further excavation. Occasionally, difficult realities are brought into focus by the process.

Programme

Non/Living
A ghostly figure wanders amongst ruins. An archaeological dig reveals an uncommon find. Microorganisms assist processing celluloid for the film.

Two Stones
Hands tap, tracing patterns on rocks. These mineral-rich instruments are collaborators for a sonic performance, the landscape in Aotearoa listens.

Hexham Heads
Unearthed stone heads contain an encoded presence that reemerges when found. They haunt their finders, creating a psychic feedback loop.

The Flesh of Language
Previously unheard voices are manifest on recordings. Extinct flora/fauna provide raw materials for magnetic video/audio-tape. Media archaeology reveals deeper content.

Hemel
Creeping slime, mysterious meteorites and additional codes from 1950’s science fiction provide a lens to examine lived experiences/xenophobia in Hemel Hempstead.

Our Lady Who Burns
On a mountain in Portugal, tales build upon what came before like layers of strata. Times change, saints become aliens.
 
02:15 pm
Sat, 19 Oct 2024
Cinema 1
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Cinema 1
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