{"product_id":"iimura-experiments-in-new-york","title":"Experiments in New York","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDVD Interzone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1967-1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakahiko Iimura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunning time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e29 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEW YORK SCENES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1967) 10'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEW YORK HOT SPRINGS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1984) 11'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTALKING IN NEW YORK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1981) 8'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe first film, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1967), consists of sketches of certain scenes and portraits of the filmmaker's friends as well as other people. It is divided into five \"chapters,\" one of which features the famous filmmaker Jack Smith with his film \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlaming Creatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The film presents one scene per chapter, respectively titled: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLinda with a Lens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Smith with his film \"Flaming Creatures\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire Hydrants on Broadway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAkiko on the Roof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Hippy in the Central Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe second film, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Hot Springs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1984), was made from steam escaping from manhole covers, a typical scene on New York streets in winter, which reminded the filmmaker of Japanese hot springs in volcanic mountains. Composed of shots showing different steam at ten locations in the city, the film is edited sequentially, each shot lasting five seconds, and the cycle is repeated ten times. It is a form of structural film, one might say. Since the shape of the steam changes at every moment, one always observes a new image, even in the same location.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe third film, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalking in New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1981), is a first-person cinema where Iimura is both the cameraman and the actor. Behaving as a perfect stranger in the city, unable to speak or understand its language, he walks with his camera in iconic locations like Times Square or the top of the Empire State Building, listening only to his own voice uttering the words: \"I hear myself at the very moment I speak,\" in two languages, Japanese and English. These words are a quote from French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who calls them \"the phenomenological essence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Takahiko Iimura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56788881867083,"sku":"SQ7405831","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/3034\/9643\/files\/DVD--Experiments_in_New_York.webp?v=1773411488","url":"https:\/\/re-voir.com\/en\/products\/iimura-experiments-in-new-york","provider":"Re:Voir","version":"1.0","type":"link"}