Filmnight #1: CATCHING THE REAL

BASEL: March 28th, 2018 | 18:00 - 20:00

FILMS
Airport, Michaela Müller En La Boca, Matteo GariglioFree, White and 21, Howardena PindellSemiotics of the Kitchen 2011 (Barbie Stop Motion), Thressa WillettIn a Nutshell, Fabio FriedliWhere Euphrates and Sava Flow together, Andreas MuggliE.B.C. 5300m, Léonard Kohli

CURATOR
Chantal Molleur, White Frame

SCREENING VENUE
Kunsthaus Baselland, Switzerland

DETAILED PROGRAM

White Frame was delighted to present a film night part of the Kunsthaus Baselland exhibition Sehnsuchtsorte / Place of Longing curated by director, Ines Goldbach.

“You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all.” - Maya Angelou

As human beings, we are relational to the core. As a social species, we look for a place to belong. Besides love, belonging may be the second essential component of our social structure. As individuals, we face the paradox of wanting to belong and, at the same time, standing alone. As warriors in their extraordinary everyday lives, artists are experts in standing alone, and in striking that fragile balance between belonging and standing alone. Artists produce art that can be a language shared by individuals, nations and cultures. Art can generate powerful questions about outsider status, legality, and identity. We all experience the desire to belong in so many ways: wanting to fit in, wanting to be a part of something, wanting to do our part with others; and we search for commonalities—in groups, religions, neighborhoods and communities.

Naming this program “Catching the real” was my first attempt to answer Ines Goldbach’s questions about belonging, such as  ‘What could our places of longing be?' I realized that it was pointless to search for definitive answers, for catching the real is as elusive as permanence and certainty. Instead, I decided to find multiple answers in films and videos that portray the divisive and disjointed nature of our world, whilst showing how fruitful and inspiring it can also be, capturing the balance we need to be able to thrive as individuals and connect with each other.