Screening and discussion
Homage to David Rimmer
15 Feb 2023
15 Feb 2023
The event is over
David Rimmer was born in Vancouver in 1942 and died on 26 January 2023. As a filmmaker and photographer, his entire filmography explores the analytical and rhythmic potentialities provided by repetition.
Often made from found footage using a contact printer or optical printer, with superimposed and dissolve effects, his 1970s films represent one of the most unique contributions to experimental film from the period. His use of loops, stretching or, conversely, accelerating time, makes David Rimmer an essential figure in the contemporary development of artist films.
Since 1991, the Centre Pompidou has preserved three works by David Rimmer in its collection, (Watching for the Queen, 1973, Bricolage, 1985, and Divine Mannequin, 1989) and dedicated a retrospective to him in 1992.
Films projected:
Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper, 1970, 16 mm, colour, sound, 8 minutes
Surfacing on the Thames, 1970, 16 mm, black and white, silent, 9 minutes
The Dance, 1970, 16 mm, black and white, sound, 5 minutes
Real Italian Pizza, 1971, 16 mm, colour, sound, 10 minutes
Watching for the Queen, 1973, 16 mm, black and white, silent, 11 minutes 02 seconds
Bricolage, 1985, 16 mm, coloured (sepia) black and white, sound, 10 minutes
Divine Mannequin, 1989, 16 mm, colour, sound, 7 minutes
Beaubourg Boogie-Woogie, 1992, 16 mm, colour, sound, 5 minutes
Acknowledgements: Light Cone, Paris
Where
Cinema 2, level –1
When
15 Feb 2023
David Rimmer, Bricolage, 1985.
© droits réservés © photo : Centre Pompidou, Mnam-Cci/Hervé Véronèse/Dist. RMN-GP