Stan Brakhage - Cannot Not Exist

Given the ineluctable passing of time, disappearance and decadence, the works of Stan Brakhage summon complex forms of recollection, reconfiguration and healing. In his fight against a deadly cancer, the American film director explored the meaning of "to be or not to be "through his films.

Stan Brakhage, Autumnal, 1993, 16mm, coul., sil., 5 min.

Stan Brakhage, Resurrectus Est, 2002, 16mm, coul., sil., 9 min.

Stan Brakhage, Burial Path, 1978, 16mm, coul., sil., 11 min.

Stan Brakhage, Sirius Remembered, 1959, 16mm, coul., sil., 11 min.

Stan Brakhage, The Dead, 1960, 16mm, coul., sil., 11 min.

Stan Brakhage, I…Dreaming, 1988, 16mm, coul., son, 8 min.

Stan Brakhage, Self-Song/Death Song, 1997, 16mm, coul., sil., 4.5 min.

Stan Brakhage, Cannot Exist, 1994, 16mm, coul., sil., 2.30 min.

Stan Brakhage, Cannot Not Exist, 1994, 16mm, coul., sil., 10 min.

Stan Brakhage, Chinese Series, 2003, 35mm (transféré sur 16mm), coul., sil., 2:20 min.

Session introduced by Suranjan Ganguly (director of the Brakhage Centre/University of Colorado, Boulder)