Through a grey blanket of clouds, we barely discern the contours of mount fuji, a volcano with many faces. We are passionate about storytelling, nature, arts, and people. Here the departure point is a montage of thousands of photos of the volcano, collected from sources ranging from the izu photo museum to amateur photographers. Fiona tans ascent visual artist fiona tans ascent is a collection of still photographs edited together that mirrors the construction of film as a single image at a time. The only difference is that tan threads together still moments as opposed to the liberated movement of the filmic imagery, both within the frame and in its connection to. Thats one of the principal lessons of fiona tans ascent, a docufiction photomontage film that meditates on japans magisterial mount fuji via its representation in photographic material captured over the course of the last century. This is mount fuji, a volcano with many faces and of immeasurable cultural and symbolic significance.
Our projects include film and television documentaries, commercials, and corporate films. Her skillfully crafted installations explore ideas of identity, memory and history. Visual artist fiona tan makes a poignant film completely comprised only of still pictures involving mt. Working primarily in film and photography, tan is internationally renowned for her skillfully crafted installations, in which explorations of identity, memory, and history are key. At the centre of the exhibition is tans major work ascent. Tan english and japanese edition design by hayashi takuma design office hardcover cassette with 3 books each 80 pages. Exceptional and diverse photographs from the past 150 years form the basis for this. She is best known for her skillfully crafted installations, in which explorations of memory, time, history and the role of visual images are key. Englishjapanese fiona tan has created ascent through a montage of over 4000 found still images of mount fuji from all eras. She is the 20162017 artist in residence at the getty research institute. Nov 25, 2019 it is a curious thought to ponder in the context of fiona tans exhibition ascent, which is presented by the samstag museum of art in association with the adelaide film festival and 2019 ozasia festival. Her installations and photographic works have been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in international venues.
I wanted to create cinema with its antithesis to make a movie out of entirely still images. Screening for a week free of charge at new yorks film forum, the mongrel international release ascent explores boundaries between photography and motion pictures, art and history, transience and permanence, using japans mt. But central throughout is my own questioning about the nature of photography and cinematic creation. A film by fiona tan getty research institute getty center. Ascent of mount fuji, guided by over 4,000 images the. Fiona tan is an artist working primarily with film and video. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. She thereby reveals a unique realm in which photography and film come together and interrelate. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Through a gray blanket of cloud the contours of a mountain can be barely discerned. Fiona tan is the 20162017 artist in residence at the getty research institute. With her own complex cultural background, tan s work is known for its skillful craftsmanship and emotional intensity, which often explores the themes of identity, memory, and history. Made entirely using 4,500 photographs taken over the past 150 years, this experimental hybrid of fiction and documentary takes viewers on an ascent up japans iconic mount fuji. Fiona tan is one of the most acclaimed artists working in film and video today.
Tans comprehensive project discriminates against no particular era. Jun 06, 2017 it is therefore apt that ascent, written, directed and partly narrated by fiona tan, is announced as a photo film. Fiona tan ascends into the depths of grief in ascent, an experimental work of its own remarkable depth of meaning and intelligence, and thus perhaps a needlessly difficult sit. Commissioned by the izu photo museum, japan, the film and accompanying photo installation are a study of the significance of mount fuji in japanese visual culture. Fujicolor postcards, stereographs, motion picture stills, amateur snapshots, nature and scientific photographyand edited them to a soundtrack of music and narration.
Fiona tan born 1966 in pekanbaru, indonesia is a visual artist primarily known for her photography, film and video art installations. At once art installation and experimental documentary, fiona tans lyrical film about japans mt. Cineuropa is the first european portal dedicated to cinema and audiovisual in 4 languages. It is therefore apt that ascent, written, directed and partly narrated by fiona tan, is announced as a photo film. In fiona tans glorious ode to a japanese volcano, mount fuji is both. Fiona tan, an artist photographer recognized as important in the peculiar world of contemporary art has made a film called ascent. Ozasia festival hits a peak with fiona tans reflection on. Fiona tan will be in conversation with gareth evans after the screening. Fiona tan has created ascent through a montage of over 4000 found still images of mount fuji from all eras. After historys future, fiona tan again investigates the possibilities of film. Ascent will be a film consisting of a carefully edited compilation of found photographs. Fiona tans ascent is a film made up entirely of still images depicting one of japans most recognisable landmarks. Through the collection of a wide selection of still images portraying the.
Fiona tans montage film ascent is entirely made up of still photographic images depicting one of japans most recognizable landmarks, mount fuji. Ascent films video production and film company in kelowna. Fiona tan is an artist working primarily with film and photography. For this years ozasia festival, the samstag museum of art in association with the adelaide film festival will present the work of fiona tan, whose practice intersects with art and cinema. Welcome to a platform where professionals can meet and exchange information and ideas. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The story, resounding with the climb to the top of the mountain. Nov 17, 2016 ascent 2016, color and black and white, 80mins, o. It is a curious thought to ponder in the context of fiona tans exhibition ascent, which is presented by the samstag museum of art in association with. An english woman and her deceased japanese partner lead the way as viewers join the climb. She is internationally renowned for her skillfully crafted and intensely moving installations, in which explorations of identity, memory and history are key. Made entirely with stills, it is a filmic experiment balancing between documentary and fiction, photography and film, where an english woman and. Fujicolor postcards, stereographs, motion picture stills, amateur. June 7 1 week only ascent written and directed by fiona tan the netherlands 2016 80 mins in english and japanese with english subtitles all tickets free of charge mount fuji, still an active volcano, has long inspired artists with its dramatically symmetrical snowcapped cone, its intimations of danger, and its historicalpolitical role in japanese consciousness.
For the montage all kinds of images of mount fuji from all eras will be selected, arranged and combined. Elsewhere fiona tans solo show runs at frith street gallery from 16 november 2018 12 january 2019. A conversation with artist fiona tan and the getty research institutes rani singh, following the north american premiere of fiona tans film ascent 2016, 80 min. All the shots in ascent are real, but the story is fictional. Exceptional and diverse photographs from the past 150 years form the basis for this artfilm project made entirely with stills. Jan 24, 2017 fiona tans ascent is a film made up entirely of still images depicting one of japans most recognisable landmarks. This is the task fiona tan sets herself in the making of her film. She is best known for her skillfully crafted and intensely moving installations, in which explorations of memory, time and history are key.
Tans comprehensive project discriminates against no particular era or pedigree of imagery, meaning that. Fuji as a focal point writerdirector fiona tan assembled some 4,500 still photographs of mt. Jun 07, 2017 fiona tans lyrical documentary provides a meditative portrait of japans iconic mt. Revealed through thousands of photographs, ascent blurs the boundary between both documentary and fiction, the still and moving image, to compelling effect. Evoking both the insight and lyricism of chris markers sans soleil and emotional complexity of alain resnais hiroshima mon amour, fiona tans wonderful film. Art on screen presents the north american premiere of fiona tans film ascent 2016, 80 min. At times the stills are grouped by theme or color, fruit or birds, for example. Fiona tan is an internationally renowned artist and filmmaker. This is mount fuji, a volcano with many faces and of immeasurable cultural a. May 04, 2017 a conversation with artist fiona tan and the getty research institutes rani singh, following the north american premiere of fiona tan s film ascent 2016, 80 min. Cinema, photography, art and politics collide as fiona tan nimbly skips from one theme to another through the beautiful stills and eerie soundscapes. Fiona tans montage film ascent is entirely made up of still photographic images depicting one of japans most recognizable landmarks, mount.
Through a gray blanket of cloud, the contours of a mountain can be barely discerned. One of the more than 4,000 images of mount fuji in fiona tans film. Fiona tans lyrical documentary provides a meditative portrait of japans iconic mt. An internationally renowned video artist, fiona tan is holding solo exhibition at 2 museums now. S plendor cant be diminished by context or weakened by ones overexposure to it.
Jun 07, 2017 writerdirector fiona tan assembled some 4,500 still photographs of mt. Ascent, samstag museum of art sa artshub australia. In 2009, she represented the netherlands at the venice biennale, and has held some largescale exhibition at 21st century museum of contemporary art, kanazawa, tokyo metropolitan museum of photography and the national museum of art, osaka in japan in the recent years. An art film composed entirely of still images traces the monumental presence of mount fuji through japanese history across space and time. Made entirely with stills, visual artist fiona tans second feature is a filmic experiment balancing between documentary and fiction, photography and film, where an english woman and her deceased japanese partner, hiroshi, lead the way. Fiona tan, ascent film still, 2016, courtesy the artist, frith street gallerylondon and wako works of arttokyo. Interspersed with weak pretentious monologues, this film was much too long. Our projects include film and television documentaries, commercials, and. But central throughout is my own questioning about the nature of. A pure, aesthetic, mesmerizing experience based on sacred mount fuji. Fiona tan pekanbaru, indonesia is best known for her skilfully crafted video and film installations, in which explorations of memory, time, history and the role of visual images are key.
With daily news, interviews, data bases, indepth investigations into the audiovisual industry, cineuropa aims at promoting the european film industry throughout the world. An ambitious affair, which works as a love story, a philosophical meditation on the nature of photography, a film about bereavement and even as a social history of japan in the 20th century, the film comes complete with references to japanese militarism and the. Ascent is a correspondence of two lovers in voiceovers. Fiona tans films include island, ascent, a lapse of memory, lift. Together with the two protagonists the viewer climbs mount fuji across geographical, temporal and cultural divides. The ascent was submitted by the soviet union as its entry for the nominees in the best foreign language film category of the academy awards for 1977 but it didnt make the cut as one of the five finalists in what has to be one of oscars most glaring omissions in the history of that particular award. We are lead through the film by the voices of two fictitious characters mary, an english woman and her deceased japanese partner, hiroshi. In fiona tans glorious ode to a japanese volcano, mount fuji is both geological marvel and malleable. I wish to make a new video piece entitled ascent with mount fuji as its. Ultimately, ascent is a genuinely poetic portrait of a place, and various peoples relation to it. With her own complex cultural background, tans work is known for its skillful craftsmanship and emotional intensity, which often explores the themes of identity, memory, and history. Her film and video installations and photographic works are exhibited regularly in international contemporary art musea and galleries. She is best known for her skillfully crafted and intensely moving installations, in which explorations of identity, memory and history are key.
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