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Paris Dreaming Paris Burning

Aoife Desmond


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Aoife Desmond

Synopsis

Paris Dreaming consists of a dual projection of photographic slides and Super 8 film with a separate sound recording. The film, slides and sound document a series of drift walks through the Jardin des Plantes Menagerie and Parc Zoologique at Vincennes in Paris. The filmed encounters with the animals and birds in captivity focus on the relationship between the camera's gaze and the uncomfortable position of the viewer. The soundtrack recorded in the menagerie and the courtyard at the Centre Culturel Irlandais juxtaposes radio and birdsong in the foreground with Paris demonstrations in the background. This film has been redeveloped with the addition of a bilingual text written by Desmond which is overlaid in subtitle form. This text has been informed by an ongoing conversation with the philosopher and editor of Semiotexte, Sylvere Lotringer. (Sourced from private vimeo link on March 7th 2016)

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Title

Paris Dreaming Paris Burning

Year

2015

Form

Short

Key phrases

city symphony, text, duality (logic), birds, animals, gaze

Language

English; French

Duration

00:08:00

Original formats

Super 8mm film; 35mm slide

Aspect ratio

Double projection of 35mm slide (3:2) and Super 8 (4:3). Digital: 16:9.

Colour

Mixture

Sound

Yes

Supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service, the Arts Council of Ireland and Visual Artists Ireland.
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