ELEZ

MIKAEL RABETRANO France / 2002 / 16mm / black & white / 2' Author / Mikaël Rabetrano Directed by Mikaël Rabetrano Plastic intervention / Mikaël Rabetrano Soundtrack / Frédéric D. Oberland Interpretation / Mélanie Madhère

A film made without camera, Elez redefines the photographic form of film. The black film ribbon is laid down horizontally on a light table. The filmmaker becomes calligrapher, painter or sculpture. He digs into the chemical emulsion in order to reveal the light. During the projection, lines of shade are pulled vertically, crossing between images without stopping, invading the entire space of the screen over the duration of a beam: our bodies remain suspended for two minutes. Sonic wave and pure visual energy, electrified black-bone, this film is an imprint of the body, the first gesture of writing.