Accidental Images, case study by Maaike Neuville
Thursday 26 September 14:00–16:00
Maison de la Francité (Brussels)
Program
Maaike Neuville will discuss the role of time in the creative process, exploring how “The Possibility of Being Sea: represents a longer journey shaped by intuitive decisions, significant life changes, and the emergence of ‘ccidental images.’
Tentatively titled “Accidental Images,” the event will begin with a 15-minute screening of “The Possibility of Being Sea,” followed by a 45-minute talk by Maaike Neuville on the creative process.
Afterward, there will be a 15-minute screening of “Mourning Diary,” the prelude to the main film, and a Q&A session to conclude this case study.
Context of The possibility of being sea
The CON10UR curators invited a group of artists to be inspired by the work of the well-known Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman. They specifically presented them News from Home, the 1976 feature film with two equal main characters: the island of Manhattan, New York where the director resides and her mother in Brussels who, through a stream of letters, demands increasingly urgent news.
The group was asked to make one film together: each with their own voice, style, and starting point. The result is no less than five different films within one kaleidoscopic film YOURS: Stone, Hat, Ribbon and Rose by Eva Giolo, Barefoot Birthdays on Unbreakable Glass by Rebecca Jane Arthur, When Things Fall Apart by Katja Mater, Un Âne by Sirah Foighel Brutmann and Eitan Efrat, and The possibility of being sea by Maaike Neuville. Details such as letters and metros, and themes such as dislocation, detached city life, alienation versus feeling at home, distance versus proximity, and the mother-daughter relationship echo Akerman’s films.
Practical Information
Date: Thursday 26 September 2024
Time: 14:00—16:00
Venue: Maison de la Francité (18, rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels)
Tickets are free, on registration only (limited space)
If you would like to attend, please email us at soundimageculture@gmail.com