#57

Joost Rekveld / Netherlands / 2018 / Central European Premiere / 14 min.

synopsis

A visualization of the workings of the high-frequency oscillators once used to test military sonars and medical ultrasound devices is juxtaposed with abstract illustrations of a Chinese mathematician’s differential equations, and their visualization through analogue computer processes shows the subtle exactness of changing textures.

"Technology is a deforming mirror that shows us what humans think and do. For that reason I make my work in a dialogue with machines that I develop myself, trying to learn from what they tell us." J. Rekveld

biography

With his video explorations of the world of machines, Joost Rekveld (1970) creates a dialogue between cold metal blocks, binary computer programs, and healthy human curiosity. His Vertovesque documentaries reflect a desire for using cinema to understand objects made of nuts and bolts. They bring the automated world of machines to life through a stylistic manipulation of the viewer and his visible inclusion in the cinematic process.