Ulla von Brandenburg en
Feste Erde, Flüssiger Wind
2021, video, 10’20”, curtains, archives
In her films, installations, quilts, watercolours, collages and performances, Ulla von Brandenburg draws on the worlds of theatre, dance and painting, subverting their conventions and determining new rules of play. The film Feste Erde, Flüssiger Wind (Firm Earth, Liquid Wind) follows the dancers as they make a round before exploring their different positions and movements, between ritual dance and living tableaux. This research offers the experience of living together where the individual retains a place and a unique role while being fully part of a group. Recently, the artist has begun to exhibit her archives (masks, old books, preparatory drawings, ribbons, fragments of models, reproductions of images) which form a constellation of visual references related to dance and trance, emotion, and movement.
Technical details
Super 16 mm film transferred to HD video, colour, sound, 10’2” (loop). Projection in an environment made up of multicoloured curtains, designed specifically for Le Commun / Selection of archives and objects from the artist’s collection, presented in glass cases.
Distribution
Director: Ulla von Brandenburg / Director of photography: Laurent Coltelloni / First camera assistant: Mathias Sabourdin / Executive producer: Julia Mossé / Choreography: Lina Schlageter / Performers: Larissa Emi, Duncan Evennou, Oli Funes Lastra, Bianca Iannuzi, Corentin Le Flohic, Fabricia Martins, Laurence Mayor, Giuseppe Molino, Julia Mossé, Benoit Résillot, Lina Schlageter / Catering: Julien Crépieux / Production assistant: Jonas Rehren / Editing and colour grading: Alexandre Westphal / Sound engineer: Olivier Pelletier / Post Production: Julien Crépieux / Music: Ulla von Brandenburg, Olivier Pelletier, Julia Mossé / Laboratory: Hiventy, Joinville-Le-Pont / Equipment: Kodak France, Groupe TSF / Support: Meyer Riegger (Berlin/Karlsruhe); Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen; Direction régionale des affaires culturelles Hauts de France; Aide individuelle à la création année 2021 / With the permission of the artist and Art: Concept, Paris; Meyer Riegger, Berlin-Karlsruhe; Pilar Corrias Gallery, London; Produzentengalerie, Hamburg.