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Indipendent Lab //
BALTIC ANALOG LAB /// Film Program /// 41' curator // Ieva Balode |
> 12.NOV h 20.00 WAAG
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I laboratori indipendenti sono centrali e vitali nello sviluppo e nella diffusione di pratiche di produzione artigianale su pellicola. Tra le realtà più interessanti e attive che si sono sviluppate negli ultimi anni in Europa, il Baltic Analog Lab, con sede a Riga, è sicuramente un esempio che merita attenzione.
Gestito da un collettivo di artisti, offre spazi dedicati alla produzione su pellicola (sia filmica che fotografica), alla sperimentazione e all’insegnamento. Oltre a un interessante programma di residenze artistiche, è il riferimento anche per eventi curatoriali dedicati al cinema sperimentale, su tutti il festival Process, attivo ormai da sei anni. ANALOGICA dedica una programmazione speciale dedicata al Baltic Analog Lab, in conversazione con Ieva Balode, tra le fondatrice e animatrici del laboratorio. |
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The program consists of the latest experimental films made by the members of Baltic Analog Lab film collective from Riga, Latvia.
Founded in 2016, Baltic Analog Lab is an artists collective and filmlab based in Riga, Latvia. Uniting filmmakers and photographers interested in analog film and photography, Baltic Analog Lab aims to produce, teach and inspire an audience by providing a space for creation, learning and teaching.
A high focus of the lab is education and collaboration; this is maintained by regular workshops led by BAL members and foreigner guests, international summer schools, film screenings and expanded cinema events. The main curatorial event of the lab is the experimental film festival Process, which happens in Riga since 2017. As an active organization, BAL takes part in various international collaborations and project, one of which is SPECTRAL uniting 6 European filmlabs throughout year 2022.-2025. BAL is also part of Expanding North network and part of Filmlabs.org network uniting more than 50 analog film labs across the world.
Founded in 2016, Baltic Analog Lab is an artists collective and filmlab based in Riga, Latvia. Uniting filmmakers and photographers interested in analog film and photography, Baltic Analog Lab aims to produce, teach and inspire an audience by providing a space for creation, learning and teaching.
A high focus of the lab is education and collaboration; this is maintained by regular workshops led by BAL members and foreigner guests, international summer schools, film screenings and expanded cinema events. The main curatorial event of the lab is the experimental film festival Process, which happens in Riga since 2017. As an active organization, BAL takes part in various international collaborations and project, one of which is SPECTRAL uniting 6 European filmlabs throughout year 2022.-2025. BAL is also part of Expanding North network and part of Filmlabs.org network uniting more than 50 analog film labs across the world.
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Time Here No Longer by Jāzeps Podnieks
Latvia / 2022 / 15' / sound / 16mm to digital A young man recalls different moments of his life, reflecting on the preservation of memory, the enigma of time and the inevitability of death. |
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Teacup Part 1. by Artūrs Lūriņš
Latvia / 2023 / 5'30'' / sound / 35mm to digital Patience and will, how much you can push yourself? |
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Factory of Collision by Ieva Balode
Latvia / 2021 / b/w / digital sound / 4’ / 16mm Factory is a place of creation, hard labour and technology. Abandoned factory holds an energy of this all, as well as memory of past times, feeling of abandonment and change of a system. Russel - a South African writer and a poet reads his poem that talks about artistic creation and genius whilst walking through an abandoned factory in Finland. |
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lost fps // they come out in the dark by Sintija Andersone
Latvia / 2023 / 5' / digital sound / 16mm This 16mm analog journey was destroyed both by my forgetfulness and household chemicals. It was a cold winter day, and I had convinced my mom that I wanted to film her and her horse in a snowy landscape. The wind was freezing, and we all shivered, but I was excited to develop the material I had shot. I went to the lab and did the processing, but after opening the tank, I saw no image – just a dark film strip. I made a mistake while shooting and lost the whole thing. So I went on to destroy it even more. Frame by frame, a new world with melted landscapes and strange figures revealed itself to me – the film and its colorful layers came alive. |
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RAINBOW VISION SPECTRAL EXPRESS By Ieva Aleksa, Artūrs Lūriņš, Elīna Matvejeva, Sintija Andersone, Dāvis Gauja, Andrejs Strokins, Mersedes Margoit, Kei Sendak
Latvia / 2023 / 12' / digital sound / 16mm A collaborative film made by members of Baltic Analog Lab where each artist expresses their vision of one color found in the visible spectrum of light. |