Star Shots And The Ghost Tape by Raven Moore

Raven Moore, a newly formed artist duet of sound artist Marta Zapparoli and visual artist Kathrin Guenter join for the first time their particular artistic approaches and backgrounds to interrogate, manipulate and remodel the conspiratorial, dark side of the paparazzi and celebrity phenomenon.

A vast collection of original audio and visual footage of so-called “trainwreck” celebrities and pop stars like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan or Lilly Allen, to name only a few, is the source and starting point which the artist duo immerse themselves in.

Audio, text and visual archives are carefully dissected, manipulated and finally reinterpreted by the artists to show how the perfectly calculated and constructed image and sound mask of the star or celebrity slowly cracks, breaks and changes under the constant pressure of public observation and perception.

This mask evidently cracks open, freeing a dubious doppelganger moving about in space incognito, syncing and miming a variety of mutilated, erstwhile catchy tunes which slowly vanish into a ghostly silence.

The first layer that will be presented is an audio-video installation introducing Raven Moore and their mysterious manipulations and mutilations of pop and paparazzi phenomena.

Workshop at Worm in Rotterdam: Screening the Results

Late but at least !at all!, I can publish one video that I was shared thankfully by Maria Botella, via Judith (THANK YOU!).
It shows the evening screening at Worm: 4 Projectors reveal several 16 mm thoughtographic film loops, which have been exposed by very fluid participants throughout a very inspiring and funny day !! Thank you all!! And especially Esther from Worm for all chemicals, materials, darkroom & hot soup support!
I hope there will be more results soon to be shown, but a crashed computer and missing internet doesn’t help….

“Cabinet for thouhtography” from María Botella on Vimeo.

And Soon the Darkness

Director: Robert Fuest (1970)

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Lying in the sun and dreaming of her dishy dark haired flirt (Sandor Eles) is obviously more the kind of holiday that Cathy (Michele Dotrice) had in mind, when she and Jane (Pamela Franklin) planned their bicycle trip through the French countryside. Not for Jane though, and she impatiently decides to follow their thoroughly mapped out route without her lazy friend, as there are still a lot of miles to drive before the darkness.

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The Devil Doll

Director: Lindsay Shonteff (1964)

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Filmstill:

Ventrioloquist and Grand Hypnotiseur Vorelli is introducing a replica doll (Katier) of his wife-to-be Marianne (Yvonne Romaine) to Hugo, unaware that his – for good reasons – well locked up little friend is preparing some quite irritating plot against his viciously mesmerizing Master.

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La settima donna (1978) by Franco Prosperi
aka: The Last House on the Beach, Terror

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream turns into a horrible nightmare, when three bank rubbers invade and terrorise the idyllic sea side weekend residence of four young girls and their teacher, Sister Christina (Florinda Bolkan). Taking advantage of their education and innocence, the three intruders soon enough, but still too late for some of the girls, have to face a different side of the peaceful and devoted sister.

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The Quiller Memorandum (1966) by Michael Andersen

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Quiller (George Segal) cannot be fooled, even though they try their hardest. And he doesn’t like to be followed either. Certainly not by his own league. Nobody knows what he is up to, but he has everybody under control. His enemies as well as his colleagues. Quiller keeps his cards well hidden and the trump won’t be played until the right moment has come. And be sure, he will always have the winning hand.

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L’Iguana dalla lingua di fuoco (1972) by Ricardo Freda
aka: The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

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Mysterious and acidic killings are happening in and around the Irish headquarters of French Ambassador family Sobiesky. A delicate job for the local police, regarding the Sobiesky’s diplomatic immunity and their rather casual lifestyle. Detective John Norton (Luigi Pistilli), famous for his tragic past as well as for his affection for the ladies sneaks in the case through the front door opened widely by the joyful daughter of the house (Dagmar Lassander). But not to everybody’s delight, appearantly.

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The Go-Between (1970) by Joseph Losey

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What for young Leo begins (Dominic Guard) as some adventurous summer months at the stately residence of his sophisticated classmate Marcus (Richard Gibson) collapses eventually into a complete disaster for everybody. Hypnotised by the charme and magic of Marcus’ sister Marian (Julie Christie), Leo devotionally offers himself, his heart and his feet to let her taste the forbidden fruit, called Ted Burgess (Alan Bates). Far too soon black and heavy clouds darken the sky of the secret triangle to never enlighten again.

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Mi caro assassino (1972) by Tonino Valerii
aka: My Dear Killer

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The never resolved case of a kidnapped and later killed girl Stefania Moroni (Lara Wendel) warms up again, when one day private investigator Paradisi is found decapitated by a digger at a building pit close to the tragic location. A tough case for Inspector Luca Peretti (George Clinton), as his witnesses – as usually – get killed one after the other and the only clue seems to be hidden somewhere at or around the crime scene. But where?

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