Emannuele Antille, still from Angel鈥檚 Camp, 2003.
Emmanuelle Antille: Angels Camp
March 18 鈥� March 29, 2006
丁香园AV Gallery
Angels Camp is a feature-length film by Swiss artist Emmanuelle Antille. The story, divided into four episodes and shot over the course of four seasons, interweaves the experiences of several characters who inhabit the fictional land of Angels Camp. Antille expertly blurs dreams and reality in scenes that alternate between magic, violence, and the banal, drawing the spectator into an emotional and unsettling experience.
This work was made after the artist travelled extensively in the American West. Angels Camp was influenced by a wide range of sources including novels by William Faulkner, plays by Jean Genet, films by Federico Fellini and John Cassavetes, and The Misfits by John Huston. Antille says of this work: 鈥渢he protagonists are a bit like angels because they put themselves at the service of spectators, ready to embody all of their fantasies鈥�.
Angels Camp was the official Swiss entry to the 2003 Venice Biennale. This is its first screening in Canada. Antille will be in attendance at the opening reception on Saturday, March 18, 2006 and will give a talk at 4pm after a screening, which starts at 2:30pm. After the opening, Angels Camp will be screened as a loop and will be started from the beginning for viewers when there are no other spectators present. Running time is 79 minutes.
Emmanuelle Antille was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has a BFA from the 脡cole superieure d'art visuel, Geneva and an MFA from Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam.
Curated by Bill Jeffries.
Events
Opening Reception
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Film Screening: 2:30pm
Artist Talk: 4pm