Luke Fowler #2 - carte blanche

Susan + Lisbeth

  • Ute Aurand
  • 2012
  • Germany
  • 7'
  • No Dialogue
    • Sat 21
    • March
    • 19h45
    • Arlequin 3
    • Book
In the same session:
  • © Ute Aurand
    © Ute Aurand

In “Susan” I’ve filmed the Canadian artist Susan Turcot between 1993 and 2011. In “Lisbeth” I’ve filmed the Swiss artist Lisbeth Burri in her garden outside of Zuerich.

Filming portraits allows me to emphasize private gestures and moments beyond narration and documentation. Sometimes I collect footage for years before deciding to edit a portrait, like „Paulina“, „Franz“ or „Susan“ then again a portrait like „Lisbeth“ was filmed only on two occasions and edited shortly afterwards.

Ute Aurand

Ute Aurand (born 1957 Frankfurt/Main), is a German filmmaker working with 16mm since 1979. From 1979-85 studied filmmaking at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb). Since 1985 producing her own 40+ mostly short 16mm films. Curated monthly screenings between 1990 and 2007 in Berlin: “Filmarbeiterinnen Abend” 1990-95 (Kino Arsenal); “Sie zum Beispiel” (She, for Example) 1995/96 Kino Arsenal / Babylon Mitte; 1997-2007 co-founder of the group “FilmSamstag”.

Her films are shown internationally i.e. Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen – Cine Pro Experimental Prize 1981; IRFF Rotterdam; Berlinale/Forum Expanded; Tate Modern, London; Media City Film Festival – Grand Prize 2010; TIFF/Wavelenghts; NYFF/ Views From the Avantgarde, Currents; PFA Berkeley; HFA, Cambridge; DocLisboa; Exis, Seoul; Courtisane, Gent; Open City Documentary Film Festival, London; Ficunam/Umbrellas, Mexico City; Viennale; DokumentaMadrid;

Aurand lives and works in Berlin.

„(…) Aurand works within the artisanal tradition, shooting and editing her 16mm films alone. She favours responsive handheld camerawork and a distinctive editing style that is at once energetic, rhythmic and tender. (…) Aurand’s is a cinema of intimacy, populated by friends and family, daily experience forms the basis for a practice rich in lyrical beauty. (…)“ Erika Balsom

    • Sat 21
    • March
    • 19h45
    • Arlequin 3
    • Book
In the same session:
  • Production : Ute Aurand
  • Print Contact : Ute Aurand / uaurand@t-online.de
  • Photography : Ute Aurand
  • Editing : Ute Aurand

You might also be interested in