portrait films

Moving Image / Portraits

Portrait of Gur P.

'What are you saying? What are you doing? Is it a photo shoot?

Is it a video portrait? Is it a screen test? Is it simulacra?

Is it surface? Is it depth? Is it a dance?

Is it symbolic? Is it reality? Is it fashion?

Is it production values? Is it mime? Who is performing?

Who’s playing who? Is it a pathological? Is it voyeuristic?

Is it exquisite? Is it for the hell of it? Is it decoration?

Is it exploitation? Is it a bad pun? Is it exhibitionist?

Is it movement, colour, sound, fascination?

Is it bogus? Is it conceptual? Is it a love story?

Is it archetypal? What is dramaturgy?

Where am !? Who is he? It’s not personal?

Is it?'

Thanks to Dark Island Dance, Isabella Efstathiou and choreographer Charlie George

Where is the performance? Where is the action? Bergsonian time?

One of a series of films reflecting on ideas of portraiture, subject / object, action and Time.

Thanks to Josh Q.

Recorder Player

2013

Film exploring portraiture, performance and illusion, model / artist dynamic, photography and the nature of Art.

Thanks to Ernest and Rio Cinema.

Portrait of Martine P.

2014

Film exploring portraiture, performance, illusion, portraiture, model / artist dynamic, photography and the nature of Art.

thanks to Martine Painter and @notwGallery