ROLL OVER. REFLECTIONS ON DOCUMENTARY, AFTER RICHARD LEACOCK
Yto Barrada, Duncan Campbell, Jan Dietvorst & Roy Villevoye, Luke Fowler & Anna McLauchlan, Richard Leacock, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Hirofumi Suda
16 February – 21 April 2013
"Roll Over" is a tribute to the lifelong commitment to the development of cinematography by British-American filmmaker Richard Leacock (London 1921-2011 Paris), especially his achievements in ‚direct cinema‘. In his aspiration to get closer to reality and to shape the world, he developed a very specific methodology. Part of this was his innovative use of hand-held cameras, allowing for a more direct recording and synchronization of image and sound, standing in total contrast to the established clear images with their out-of-focus shots. The exhibition features two rare films by Richard Leacock alongside recent works of contemporary artists, contextualizing his filmic work in the framework of visual arts.
Guest curator: Bianca Visser, Utrecht, in cooperation with Regina Barunke
PROGRAMME
16 February 2013
Hirofumi Suda and Bianca Visser: Listen to the Wind
21 March 2013
Valérie Lalonde and Bianca Visser: Richard Leacock
PRESS MATERIAL
Funding and Support
Mondriaan Fonds
Kunststiftung NRW
Niederländisches Generalkonsulat
NRW KULTURsekretariat
Japan Foundation
Institut français, Cologne
Creative Scotland
Kulturamt der Stadt Köln
RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur
Deltax contemporary, Wirtschafts- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
Hotel Chelsea
Images
1 — exhibition view
2 — Fernando Sánchez Castillo: Keep Shoppin’, 2012
3 — Duncan Campbell: Make it new John, 2009
4 — Yto Barrada: Hand-Me Downs, 2011
5 — exhibition view
6 — Richard Leacock: Community of Praise, 1981
Photo: Simon Vogel
