Marisa Stirpe, Frank Lovece, various
Arf Arf
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Add rightsFormat DVD PAL
Original format Super 8, 16mm, VHS
Year 1985-1993
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Marisa Stirpe, Frank Lovece, Michael Buckley, Marcus Bergner, Bob Cobbing
Author(s) ARF ARF Collective
Running time 61 min
Films
ARF ARF / 85 - Arf Arf
VHS, 12', b&w, 1985
THREAD OF VOICE - Arf Arf
16mm, 19', b&w, 1993 (with Bob Cobbing)
THE BROKEN JUG - Frank Lovece and Marisa Stirpe
VHS, 4', color, 1983
DOPPELGANGER FILMS - Marcus Bergner
Super 8, 14', color, 1985
WORK - Michael Buckley
16mm, 12', color, 1986
Description
Edition of 500 copies.
A collective of Australian artists, sound poets, and filmmakers, ARF ARF comprises Marisa Stirpe, Frank Lovece, Michael Buckley, and Marcus Bergner. Between 1985 and 2000, the group produced hundreds of performances in Australia and Europe. The film "Thread of Voice" (with Bob Cobbing / Konkrete Canticle) has been shown worldwide: at the Serpentine Gallery (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Arsenal Kino (Berlin), Millennium (New York), and the museums of modern art in Warsaw and Sydney, among others.
Contains 62-page booklet. Texts in English.