Description
Synopsis:
“Dots, Lines and Zigzag” juxtaposes the reflections of Artavazd Peleshyan, the Soviet film director, on the structure of the Universe described in his book “My Universe and the Unified Field Theory”, and remounted episodes of Dubna Film Studio films shot by amateur directors and employees of the JINR. The juxtaposition of these materials happens through the Peleshyan’s method of distance montage, which, while preserving gaps and inconsistencies, allows you to poetically connect different types of amateurs. The central figure of the video is an amateur who acts from his/her own desire, and not from positions of expertise.
About the director:
Nikita Spiridonov. Born in 1986 in Moscow. He is an artist, composer, curator, and founder of the u/n multitude collective. In the context of the artistic practice of u/n multitude, he explored the political dimension of sound, creating performances and political scores. As a video artist, Spiridonov continues to take historical events as a starting point and investigates the difficulties of memory work along with the ways of remembering. Other works: Volga-Volga (2019), Volga Song (2020), MOSKVA — VOLGA (2021).