Description
“Meat Grinder 2” is an attempt, at one hand, to “listen” to the past – and to distance ourselves from the current moment on the other. The title is referred to the eponymous 1928 OBERIU’s film by Klimenti Mints and Aleksandr Razumovsky, which was proclaimed as an anti-war statement by the authors. “Meat Grinder 2” is constructed from the lines of people who witnessed an air raid. Each line reflects a certain auditory experience, and together they are built into a chronicle of one single day, the sequence of events of which is deconstructed in the film.
About the director:
Nikita Spiridonov
Visual artist, director, scriptwriter. Bea de Visser is recognised for her film art, installation work and sound performances. Her work can best be described as a digital media-based practice – from the perspective of a painter and storyteller who looks at the world through different lenses. Bea de Visser attended the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam (1993–1995). Prior to that, she pursued her studies painting with a study of electroacoustic sound. She initially began her career as a sound and performance artist in the trendy club scene and artist’s spaces in the early 1980s. With her installation work, she was involved with international exhibitions in museums, art spaces and galleries, including MoMA New York, National Museum Prague, and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.