The content of this film was created by unrolling an entire reel of unexposed black and white 16mm film, packing it into a sieve in the dark and exposing it with a flash gun. The colour footage was derived in a slightly different way, using a pinhole camera instead of a sieve and exposing the film to light in central London.
"In it, tradition, the ancient town and its inhabitants history are gathered with the passing of time marks. They are "the town faces" and "the facades of its characters". In each wrinkles of its inhabitants and in each chink of its buildings, everyday life has been printed as well as longings and illusions of population and the town to build future."
A brilliant short film that will make you wonder and even feel the heat of the sun. Wonderful guitar too.
The Image Mill tells the story of Quebec’s 400 years through video, pictures, and sound. Set at the Bunge Grain complex in Quebec City, artist Robert Lepage uses the complex as a screen that comprises of 81 silos 30 meters high.