Editor: Mirna Belina
Copy Editor: Mark Poysden
Design: Bitcaves
80 pp., English, October 2013
Print copies are sold out!

‘Even a cursory look at the history of architecture and the visual and sonic arts will make it abundantly clear that there is an intricate linkage’, writes professor, curator and author Timothy Druckrey in his essay for Vertical Cinema. The essay offers a view into the multimedia history of ‘sensory architecture’ and large-scale cinematic architectures of the last century. It simultaneously provides a setting for the Vertical Cinema project in the context of monumental cinematic imaginary. Vertical Cinema is a series of ten commissioned works printed on 35 mm celluloid and projected vertically with a custom-built projector in 1:2.35 aspect ratio or vertical cinemascope. All together, they comprise a 90-minute programme solely for projection on a monumental, vertical screen. This is the starting point for Vertical Cinema, the third and final Kontraste Cahier. The small publication presents, the essay by Timothy Druckrey, on the rich history of expanded and exploded cinema, along with stills and texts about the ten commissioned works by internationally renowned experimental filmmakers and audiovisual artists.

About Kontraste

The Kontraste Festival took place in Krems, Austria, with serial editions curated by Sonic Acts. Highlighting the medieval Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche and collaborating with venues across the city, the festival combined a unique regional setting with a strong international line-up. Its programme featured cutting-edge sonic experiments, contemporary music, and related art forms, offering unconventional concerts, performances, installations, and lectures in thematic and interdisciplinary contexts. 

Contents

Mount Vertical – Mirna Belina

Sensory Architecture and The Cinematic Imaginary – Timothy Druckrey

Film: #43 – Joost Rekveld

Film: Bring Me The Head of Henri Chrétien! – Billy Roisz, Dieter Kovačič

Film: Chrome – Esther Urlus

Film: Colterrain – Tina Frank

Film: Deorbit – Makino Takashi, Telcosystems

Film: Louver – Björn Kämmerer

Film: Lunar Storm – Rosa Menkman

Film: Pyramid Flare – Johann Lurf

Film: V~ – Manuel Knapp

Film: Walzkörpersperre – Gert-Jan Prins, Martijn van Boven

Making Of: Preservation, Presentation, Education – Alejandro Bachmann, Matteo Lepore

Making Of – Profession: Projectionist –  Arie Altena