Every Contact Leaves a Trace

synopsis

According to the principle established by Edmond Locard, a pioneer of forensic science, every physical touch leaves some kind of trace. Visual artist Lynne Sachs has applied this principle to her own life. More specifically, to a box containing some six hundred business cards which she has collected over the course of four decades. Seven of them serve as her ticket back to the past. The artist reaches out to her former acquaintances, searches for traces of DNA and uncovers new connections between her memories. Where direct contact is lacking, staging and imagination take over. This introspective detective story uses tiny paper relics to piece together a multi-layered mosaic of both private and geopolitical histories.

“Now in this virtual era, being in the same space with others happens less and less. Chance meetings become distinct and revealing punctums, each physical interaction an encounter that pricks.” — Lynne Sachs

Source: Every Contact Leaves a Trace | Lynne Sachs: experimental documentary filmmaker

biography

Lynne Sachs (1961) is an experimental filmmaker, poet and visual artist from New York. She combines personal documentary filmmaking with poetry, text and a constant search for new cinematic forms. Her work has been screened at festivals including Tribeca, San Francisco and Oberhausen.

film details

director:	Lynne Sachs
producer:	Lynne Sachs