The Texture of Memory: Phil Soloman
- Work Stills:
About This Screening
Currently teaching film at the University of Colorado, Phil Solomon has been making films for a quarter of a century. His work has been exhibited in major venues around the world. Characterized by dense layering and dreamlike reminiscences of childhood, every aspect of Solomon’s films house a complex visual and aural texture. The rich, organic spaces of the frame come alive through chemical manipulation and the adherence of exquisitely composed soundtracks. Solomon works like "an archaeologist in reverse—throwing the dirt back on the relic, burying the artifacts in order to yield the deeper meanings." He will be presenting ten films spanning more than two decades; included in the programs will be two parts of the work-in-progress Twilight Psalms—a seven-part film elegy for the twentieth century. On Saturday March 27, Solomon taught an intensive workshop titled Film and Sound: Frame-by-Frame at the Northwest Film Center.
Program Details
Thursday March 25
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Seasons
2002, 16mm, color, silent, 20 min. -
Remains to be Seen
1989, Super-8 and 16mm, color, sound, 17 min. -
The Exquisite Hour
1989, Super-8 and 16mm, color, sound, 14 min. -
The Snowman
1995, 16mm, color, sound, 6 min. -
Psalm II: Walking Distance
1999, 16mm, color, sound, 15 min.
Friday March 26
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Nocturne
1980/1989, 16mm, color, silent, 10 min. -
What's Out Tonight is Lost
1983, 16mm, color, silent, 8 min. -
The Secret Garden
1988, 16mm, color, silent, 23 min. -
Clepsydra
1992, 16mm, color, silent, 14 min. -
Psalm III: Night of the Meek
2002, 16mm, b&w, sound, 23 min. -
Concrescence
1996, 16mm, color, silent, 3 min.
by with Stan Brakhage
Saturday March 27
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Film and Sound: Frame by Frame
workshop at Northwest Film Center
Screenings This Season
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Feb. 24
Techniques of the Observer Mar. 9
Public Housing: Frederick Wiseman Mar. 25 + Mar. 27
The Texture of Memory: Phil Soloman Apr. 6 + 7
City Slivers & Fresh Kills: Gordon Matta-Clark Apr. 21 + 22
Near and Far: Two by Johan van der Keuken May. 4
Meditations on Revolution I-V: Robert Fenz May. 20 + 21 + 22
Borderlands: Three by Chantal Akerman