Release Date: 2015–2024
Country: UK
Duration: 20 minutes
Colour, Optical Sound, Stereo
Ratio: 1.33:1
Screening Format: 16mm
Original Format: 16mm
Decomposition is an ever-evolving, camera-less audiovisual performance for one 16mm projector with optical sound and live musical composition. Blank colour negative has undergone a series of organic and chemical decomposing techniques. A colour print is made and while projected, the sound output of the disrupted film emulsion is sent into a custom built synthesiser converting the film print into controlled voltage. Each live show is a recycled, re-decomposed iteration of itself whereby the film print and subsequent inter-negatives go through the same decomposing process and reprinted so no show is ever the same.
CREDITS
A film by Steven McInerney
Live performace as Merkaba Macabre
Film services by DeJonghe (Belgium), Kodak Lab (UK), Cinelab (UK)
EXHIBITIONS
IKLECTIK Art Lab (Live performance, UK) February 25, 2022
Fest Anca Int’l Animation Festival (Official Selection, Slovakia) June 27, 2019
Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear Bunker (Digital screening) (UK) July 28, 2017
East End Film Festival (Live performance, UK) July 11, 2017
Sines & Squares Festival (Live performance) November, 19, 2016
Splice Festival (Live performance, UK) June 6, 2016
Dronica Festival (Live performance, UK) April 16. 2016
Strange Umbrellas (Live performance, UK) 2015
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