黑夜,燦爛燃燒的黑夜  Darkness, Darkness Burning Bright

蓋兒·胡亞 Gaëllë Rouard|法國 France|2022|DCP|b&w |70min

1996年到2006年間,胡亞主導法國格勒諾勃的藝術家自營沖印室MTK,在電影數位化趨勢下,MTK成為歐洲指標性的光化學影像藝術社團。其後,她持續活躍於現場電影展演和手工工作坊。《黑夜,燦爛燃燒的黑夜》是胡亞的第一部長片。

這部作品分為上下兩部曲〈前奏〉和〈祈禱〉,〈前奏〉圍繞著被色彩、影子穿透的風景,引發一系列的感覺片段。每一幀影格都是一幅靜物畫,感光乳劑顯像如同新生。

然而,如第二幕標題〈祈禱〉所暗示,死亡的陰影使人停下腳步,反思生命。膠卷如棱鏡般將感知帶入光亮,折射獨屬於光化學電影的隱喻。

Between 1996 and 2006, Gaëlle Rouard led the artist-run lab MTK in Grenoble, France. Amid the trend of digital cinema, MTK became a significant hub for photochemical film art in Europe. From then on, Rouard has been active in live performances and hand-made film workshops. This is her first feature film.
The work is composed of two parts. Prelude dives into landscapes penetrated by colors and shadows. Each frame is like a still life; the emulsion mirrors the state of the newly born. In Oraison, the shadow of death causes one to pause and reflect on life, a metaphor proper to photochemical film.