Takahiko Iimura Live in Manila

A special 16mm film performance of <Circle and Square> by Japanese moving-image pioneer Takahiko Iimura

Saturday, November 17, 8pm, Green Papaya Art Projects, 41B T. Gener cor. Kamuning, Quezon City

Presented by Fete dela WSK in collaboration with Hors Pistes Tokyo in cooperation with Peliculas Los Otros
Supported by the Japan Foundation Manila, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Arts Management Service

Live 16mm film performances: 
Takahiko Iimura [JP] <Circle and Square> Approx 15 minutes. 
Hangjun + Hankil [KR] <Projectionist & Typist> Approx. 30 minutes.

Followed by Q&A with the artists

<Circle and Square>
A loop of 16mm black film is suspended by two 100 feet spools on the ceiling and running through the projector. While the film is projected, Iimura continuously makes holes on the film with a hole puncher, creating a rhythm of white dots on the screen. When the film breaks, the performance ends.

<Projectionist & Typist> is a new improvisational performance project using a 16mm projector and a typewriter as musical instruments. Hangjun makes use of the optical sound head and various 16mm film strips for soundscape, and Hankil creates sound based on various combinations of the typewriter’s keys, the connected motor, and nearby objects.

<Circle and Square> has been performed by Iimura in prestigious venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and most recently at the LUX Festival in London. This was the first time he performed the piece in Manila.