Darkess Darkness, Burning Bright

Hand-made and processed on 16mm film, the film unfolds in two acts. First, the "Prelude", whose intrigue rests on a landscape traversed by iridescent Chinese shadows provoking a profusion of sensations. Each shot is a tableau vivant, chiaroscuro, Rembrandtesque. Life is incarnated in the emulsion like a new beginning. But, the shadows of death make one pause and reflect, as hinted by the title of the second act, "Oration". The celluloid prism brings perceptions to light, revealing the poetic and narrative force of abstraction. A fitting metaphor of photochemical cinema, elaborated by Gaëlle Rouard in her own laboratory. For many years, she has used it to experiment with particular techniques that make her work unique.