Glued & Screwed #19 • Filmhuis Denhaag Filmhuis Denhaag

Johann Lurf, Juan Arturo García, Sam Keogh, Marco Douma en Roel Meelkop

Glued & Screwed #19

Een platform voor experiment van (jonge) kunstenaars, ontwerpers en andere makers die met medium film werken.

(NL Below) The 19th edition of Glued & Screwed is an exciting collaboration with Experimental Art Space 1646. Centered around 1646’s past exhibitor Sam Keogh and wysiwyg’s long-time collaborator Juan Arturo García, the program promises an intriguingly abstract and slightly whimsical metaphysical journey into the world of (decommissioned) scientific sites. Beginning within a nuclear reactor in Bogotá, the program gradually zooms out, revealing the many layers that surround these often secretive but always inaccessible spaces of governing mega-structures. 

This programme will screen:

Twelve Tales Told (Austria, 2014, 4') by Johann Lurf

No dialogue

We’re all too familiar with that feeling of excitement when those animated Hollywood production company logos appear on the screen right before a big blockbuster film begins. It's the mark of possibility, signaling the start of an epic journey you're about to embark on from the comfort of a cinema chair or your living room couch. Lurf’s cleverly titled A Twelve Tales Told compiles a dozen of the most iconic intros and interweaves them into a four-minute frantic edit that starts off innocent and funny, but quickly evolves into an impactful piece of video art, highlighting a significant aspect of the cinematic experience.


Time, Displaced (Colombia/The Netherlands, 2023, 20') by Juan Arturo García

English  subtitles

Time, Displaced primarily takes place within the IAN-R1 nuclear reactor in Bogotá, Colombia. Installed in 1965 and donated by the U.S. government under the Atoms for Peace program, the reactor is used for the study of geomorphology and geochronology. Itself a mysterious blend of documentary and semi-fictional narratives, the film fuses subjects imperceptible to the ear with a medium in which they are imperceptible to the eye.

RECONNAISSANCE (Austria, 2012, 5') by Johann Lurf

No dialogue

The deafening silence in RECONNAISSANCE forces all your energy toward your eyes, allowing you to fully feast on the mesmerizing shots of the now-decommissioned Morris Reservoir near the Californian city of Azusa. The voyeuristic long-distance gaze of Lurf’s camera introduces a fascinating parallax effect and an eerie tension. His choice to forgo audio entirely offers a conceptually brilliant contrast with the site’s intriguing history as a military torpedo testing ground for underwater warfare, where loud explosions once reverberated through its grounds.


Silicon Valley (Ireland, 2024, 15') by Sam Keogh

English dialogue, no subtitles

Silicon Valley captures a visit to three visitor centers located in and around San Francisco’s famous Silicon Valley, the global hub of high technology and (scientific) innovation. As if accidentally stumbling upon some obscure Youtube video with a mere 27 views, artist Sam Keogh presents the experience through footage captured on his iPhone SE. These three locations provide a fascinatingly humbling insight into how cutting-edge scientific research can have a surprisingly mundane cultural impact on the world around us.

The Clearing (Netherlands, 2022, 8') by Marco Douma and Roel Meelkop

No dialogue

The polysemantic title of The Clearing couldn’t be more fitting. We start by staring into the vast blankness of the cinema’s piercing white screen—is the clearing referenced in the title? Accompanied by Roel Meelkop’s ambient sound piece, the screen gradually fills with the abstract charcoal drawings of co-director Marco Douma—perhaps this is the act of clearing to which the title refers? Ultimately, the film offers a beautifully abstract, metaphysical experience, guiding you into an 8-minute-long, relaxing yet thought-provoking trance—especially when viewed within the context of a darkened cinema space.

Glued & Screwed #19

Kort experiment op het doek

Glued & Screwed is een project door screening platform wysiwyg in samenwerking met Filmhuis Den Haag. Deze filmavond dient als een platform voor experiment van (jonge) kunstenaars, ontwerpers en andere makers die met medium film werken. De films en visuele taal die missen in het reguliere filmlandschap krijgen juist hier podium en bieden de bezoekers uitdagende ervaringen.

Tijdens een nagesprek met makers in de zaal of bij de borrel beneden is er ruimte voor dialoog en kennismaking.

Lees hier meer informatie over Glued & Screwed.

Regisseur Johann Lurf, Juan Arturo García, Sam Keogh, Marco Douma en Roel Meelkop
Land Oostenrijk, Colombia, Nederland, Ierland
Taal Geen dialoog, Engels gesproken
Ondertiteling Engelse ondertiteling, geen ondertiteling
Speelduur 90 min
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