Substantial shadows

Austria, 1987

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An elegant, silent meditation on different light forms as they emerge from and transform different obscure, shadowy environments. A miner’s torch flickers across the walls of a cave, a candle flame flickers in a shadow dance, a bonfire blazes in the darkness, a trail of artificial lights illuminate a kitsch architectural structure. Creating a montage that takes its rhythms from the waxing and waning motions of the different light sources Austrian artist Lisl Ponger proposes a playful and poetic contemplation of light and shadow and their qualities when captured as cinematic images.

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Credits

director

Lisl Ponger

creator

Lisl Ponger

editor

Lisl Ponger

Production places
Austria
Production dates
1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1002368

Language

German

Subject category

Foreign language films

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

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