Abstract Film No. 1 (1967)
The concept of “expanded” cinema developed by Export and Peter Weibel involved radical experiments with the filmic apparatus and materialist investigations of the production of illusion. Abstract Film No. 1 is an example of this critical investigation of the technology of image production. A film projector casts light on a mirror with tinted liquids running across it. The actual image appears as a reflection on a screen—or an abstract film. —Christian Kravagna
Director: Valie Export
Release Date: January 1, 1967
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Valie Export
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Abstract Film No. 1 about?
- The concept of “expanded” cinema developed by Export and Peter Weibel involved radical experiments with the filmic apparatus and materialist investigations of the production of illusion. Abstract Film No. 1 is an example of this critical investigation of the technology of image production. A film projector casts light on a mirror with tinted liquids running across it. The actual image appears as a reflection on a screen—or an abstract film. —Christian Kravagna
- Who directed Abstract Film No. 1?
- Abstract Film No. 1 was directed by Valie Export.