Sat 4 May, 2:30pm – Programme 1
Nocturne
1980/89, 10 min, 16mm, silent
The Secret Garden
1988, 18 min, 16mm, silent
Remains To Be Seen
1989/94, 17’30 min, 16mm
Twilight Psalm II: Walking Distance
1999, 23min, 16mm
Total running time: ca. 80 min
Sun 5 May, 2:30pm – Programme 2
Crossroad (w. Mark LaPore)
2005, 5 min, digital
In Memorium (Mark Lapore 1952-2005)
Rehearsals For Retirement
2007, 11 min., digital
Last Days In A Lonely Place
2007, 20 min., digital
Still Raining Still Dreaming
2008, 12 min., digital
Twilight Psalm IV: Valley Of The Shadow
2013, 5 min., digital
Total running time: ca. 60 min
Sun 5 May, 4:30pm – Programme 3
Yes, I Said Yes, I Will, Yes
1999, 3 min, 16mm
The Exquisite Hour
1989/94, 14 min, 16mm
The Snowman
1995, 8 min, 16mm
The Emblazoned Apparitions
2013, 6 min, digital
Twilight Psalm III: Night Of The Meek
2002, 23 min, 16mm
The Summit
1980s, 16 min, Super-8mm-to-digital
Total running time: ca. 75 min
Lost And Found, You Still Remain There: A Phil Solomon Retrospective
Sonic Cinema and The Phil Solomon Project present a retrospective of Phil Solomon’s films, in the form of three programmes.
Internationally acclaimed American filmmaker Phil Solomon (1954-2019) created a body of cinematic virtuosity and poetic resonance that profoundly expanded the found footage genre, as he explored and exploited material idiosyncrasies of his sources – whether chemically altering the emulsion of Hollywood films and personal home movies or détourning the digital gaming universe of Grand Theft Auto. In his analog days, Solomon described himself as an inverse archeologist, throwing “Schmutz” on cultural artifacts to defamiliarize the imagery, creating works that walk a fine line between abstraction and figuration, unfolding an interior emotional vocabulary seamlessly married to meticulously constellated worlds of sound. – Eve Heller
The series has been curated by Mark McElhatten. Eve Heller will be here in person to present the programmes.
With thanks to Eve Heller and Mark McElhatten. Very special thanks to Mark Toscano (Academy Film Archive).
Eve Heller initiated the founding of the Phil Solomon Project together with Mark McElhatten in the wake of Phil’s passing in 2019. The PSP is dedicated to sustaining the preservation, distribution, screening, exhibition, and publication of Phil Solomon’s artwork and thought.
Sonic Cinema is a research project and event series by Oliver Dickens, exploring the intersection of moving-image, sound art and music practice. It is dedicated to the memory of Louis Benassi. Sonic Cinema also presents occasional repertory screenings of under-screened cinematic gems.
Supported by Austrian Cultural Forum London.
