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DISPLACEMENT; (2012); Liliana Resnick; Super 8mm and 35mm to Digi; TRT: 7.20
Time is not linear. A woman’s past, present and future spiral within simultaneously.
DISPLACEMENT references “time”— can you comment on the chosen images in this piece?
DISPLACEMENT explores a state of feelings of a woman who suddenly realizes that her present is a multi faceted cross section of not only all those memories of things gone, but also all hopes and fears for her own future. She stands still in time as a vessel for the past and the future that flow through her experience of the present.
The chosen images show the things she experienced. They are repeated all over again though always in a different context. Music underlines these images further exploring the woman’s state of feelings; in specific moments we hear human voices, such as voices of a woman, man and a child.
Often you have used dancers in your works — please tell us about your creative process;or how you see space and time in film versus live dance work?
I am working as a filmmaker as well as a choreographer and I met many dancers before I decided to study film. One of them is Junko Sodeyama who dances in DISPLACEMENT. She has a kind of body awareness and concentration I needed for DISPLACEMENT.
I find film very exclusive as it makes detail choices what viewer should see at every instant.
This is quite opposite to a live dance work.
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Lili, I love this interview and what you are exploring thematically. I definitely can relate to the exploration of our past experiences and future longings and how they interact with our present state of being. Some of my more recent video work has been an attempt to explore the mundaness of the present while struggling with a painful past and uncertain future. I will subscribe to the festival so I can support and view your work.
Walter