We only see what we know; then, it is necessary to see again and become aware of this issue, which applies to both static images and cinema or video. In an attempt to show how we see, this selection of video-art works from the collection of Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaître features a series of lucid works by video artists from different countries, who address the constitutive dimension of video-art and cinema by deactivating the conventional formats and inviting us to re-see and thus rethink the systems that activate the production and perception of moving images.
The phantasmagorical images of Mathis Müller’s work establish a nostalgic reflection that also pays tribute to Hitchcock. Astrid Nippold’s work, in turn, uses the sound stimulus parodically to allude to Hollywood classic westerns. Other works also problematize montage, sound and camera movements, while Anri Sala persistently recovers the best traditions of espionage narrative. Finally, Elodie Pong insistently revisits and edits a succession of film endings and their familiar “The End”, “Fine” and “Ende”.