On April 26th, the Atelier welcomes director Jan Vromman, an artist with a transversal, experimental, but above all coherent body of work, nourished by over fifty years of creation. While he is recognized for his documentaries, which are as rigorous as they are mischievous, he has also ventured into fiction, visual arts, and exhibitions.
This meeting will focus on his filmic journey through a selection of seven short films, representative of his style and concerns.
Screening in the presence of Jan Vromman, who will present the films and answer your questions.
📅 26/04
⌚ 8:00 PM
🟢 €7
Program:
- ‘The Triumph of the Serpent’, 00:09:37 (1985)
The world was created for a serpent. Unfortunately, man also enters this vivarium. We go from genesis to apocalypse. Cheers! - ‘Ghent, June 10, 1989’, 00:05:03 (1989)
In a ruined church, we have the portrait of a dance group. But even this dance group disintegrates, the audience takes over. - ‘Omnium Gallorum Fortissime Cantant Belgae’ 00:05:42 (1989)
Of all the Gauls, the Belgians are those who sing the loudest. A wordless portrait of Belgium through the interior of a café. - ‘Demodokos, the Blind Bard’ 00:08:16 (1994)
We do not perceive, we mistakenly take. Reflection on the sensory through the words of Homer interpreted by the blind singer Demodokos. - ‘Ten Formulas to Conjuring the Devil’, 00:26:00 (1997)
We seek to cling to what is familiar to us, to what is close to us. In ten scenes, we look for moments that speak to us and comfort us. Different voices address us. - ‘I love you, my world’, 00:02:44 (2005)
The famous Atomium was under restoration, its spheres dismantled. Such a sphere then resembled a globe with its meridians. From the inside, we look at our world. - ‘A Temporary Liberation of Brussels’, 00:15:00 (2024)
Filming on the fly… The term “reportage” is despised, yet reportage is the mother of the documentary. People with mental disabilities are integrated into a group (a Zinnode) of the Zinneke parade.
