Films Of Rei Hayama And Makino Takashi

Dir. Rei Hayama and Makino Takashi, Unknown, Japan

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Wed 13 November 2013 // 19:30 / Cinema

  • The Mysterious films of Rei Hayama and Makino Takashi communicate the natural world through visceral and poetic experiences. Film in their hands is an abstract yet direct transmission. Takashi's films are regularly prestigious international award winners and Hayama comes highly recommended by Ben (Two Years at Sea) Rivers. with artists' Q&A.
  • "In its ability to manifest another world (past or future) in our mind's eye, looking at a unidentified image is not very different from exhuming a ruin from ancient soils."  Rei Hayama
  • "If a bird escapes from its cage , the world it discovers outside will appear to be chaos , but if it joins with a flock of other birds , it will gradually learn to apply 'names' to various placesーa safe place , a dangerous place , etc., thereby creating cosmos (order)." Makino Takashi