In this recent project, Filipino artist Victor Balanon retells La Jetee by the symbolic act of performing the role of an unreliable narrator whose attempt to transcribe a classic is mired by a compromised archive of images and a faulty memory. Presented in a sequence of 75 ink drawings, the reverse transcription–finished film translated into storyboard–underscores the themes explored in the original film and is also a commentary on contemporary concerns regarding authorship and originality, fact and truth, and the appropriation of images in culture and history in general.
Venue: Artesan Gallery + Studio, New Space @ The Esplanade
8 Raffles Avenue, The Esplanade Mall #02-05/07, Singapore 038982
When: 15 Jan - 5 Feb 2020, Mon–Sat 1pm–8.30pm; Sun 2pm–7pm
