Siegfried A. Fruhauf : Nature and Abstractions ( Dissolution Prologue / Thorax / Water and Clearing / Phantom Ride Phantom / FUDDY DUDDY / Vintage Print / STILL [ Blu-Ray, Reg.A/B/C Import - France ]

France released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: Silent ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Blu-Ray & DVD Combo, Booklet, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: Dissolution Prologue (Extended Version): The central leitmotif investigated by Siegfried A. Fruhauf in his artistic works concerns the nature of film, its very essence. In Dissolution Prologue (Extended Version), this guiding principle leads to associated questions in terms of the medium's limitations and, as the title suggests, their dissolution: metaphorically, this concerns the idea of the curtain as emblematic of the cinematic and its veil of illusion that never conclusively closes but rather relentlessly opens. The visual composition signals "The show must go on," its conceptual linchpin once again pivoting on the idea of absolute film within the Fruhaufian reference system of filmhistory and cognitive theory. Thorax: It is not surprising that a heart is beating in that cinematic machine reminiscent of the vaulted tunnel of Cern, in which light particles are accelerated and collide to fathom time and space. Water and Clearing: Siegfried A. Fruhauf´s work is preoccupied with exploring the perception of cinematographic movement. Fruhauf often makes use of the individual image, whether in the form of film frames or photographs, which he collages via multiple exposure and structural montage into exhilarating motion studies. In Water and Clearing he pursues an inverse approach. The point of departure is provided by the recording of an actual tracking shot, which is a novelty for Fruhauf. Using individua...Siegfried A. Fruhauf : Nature and Abstractions ( Dissolution Prologue / Thorax / Water and Clearing / Phantom Ride Phantom / FUDDY DUDDY / Vintage Print / STILL