Designer Collection

What is a collection, a library, an institution? This programme moves from high (the Bibliothèque nationale de France and International Arts Center José de Guimarães) to low (a fetish website and, well, a video with the words ‘anal masturbation’ in the title).

Resnais shows the inner workings of the French national library, Caló & Queimadela reveal artifacts and photocopies from a unique Portuguese museum and a short work from a forgotten Yorkshire artist from the 1970s resurfaces thanks to an ardent archivist.

Kohei Ando’s short, romantic film looks at his various humble collections, while Harlan Whittingham’s kinky video questions what constitutes an archive. Steve Reinke closes the program with a provocative act that questions the nature of the art object and creative process.

Post-screening discussion with archivist Alex Wilson and Harlan Whittingham.

Films
Toute le mémoire du monde
Alain Resnais, 1956, France, 21 mins, Digital

Luminous Shadow
Mariana Caló & Francisco Queimadela, 2018, Portugal, 22 mins, digital

Single Frame
Steve Nall, ca. 1970s, UK, 3 mins, digital

My Collections
Kohei Ando, 1989, Japan, 9 mins, 16mm

Collectionneur
Harlan Whittingham, 2019, UK, 7 mins, digital

Anal Masturbation and Object Loss
Steve Reinke, 2002, USA, 6 mins, digital

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Part of Artists’ Moving Image Network Screening Weekend, Presented by Pavilion
Guest curated by Herb Shellenberger
5–7 July 2019, Leeds

Image: Toute le mémoire du monde, Alain Resnais, 1956