29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Observatory.01
Observatory.01
Observatory.01

Observatory.01

Pavel Mrkus / Czech Republic / 2021 / World Premiere / 10 min.


synopsis

The elaborate audiovisual installation is a kind of imaginary "trialogue" between cosmic bodies in our solar system, specifically Mars, Mercury, and Venus. The supreme sound and visual rendering defined by technology contrast with the poetic diction pervading interplanetary communication. The universe may be a desolate place, but it's the proverbial human touch that gives it so much more.


„Although I work with video, it’s primarily image, not film. What’s essential is always radiance“

biography

Pavel Mrkus (1970) is a visual artist and educator whose work explores the relationship between image and sound in specific temporal and spatial contexts. His works presented at exhibitions often take scientific discourse as a starting point, interrupted by elements of narrative, play, and interaction.

more about film

director: Pavel Mrkus
producer: Pavel Mrkus
music: K. L. A. R. A. K. L. A. R. A.

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2021
section:Fascinations: Exprmntl.cz
language:No Dialogue
subtitles:No Subtitle
colour:Colour

Info

director:Pavel Mrkus
original title:Observatory.01
country:Czech Republic
year:2021
running time:10 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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