Luminous object
“When the eye, emerging from the darkness, suddenly sees a luminous object, it will seem much larger at first sight than in the long run.” Leonardo da Vinci, Notebooks (optical).
Film made as an echo to the film Light in a Window, shot twenty years earlier.
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I make short films as a painter makes paintings, usually in a lonely way, away from academic practices of making cinema. Some films are made in a very spontaneous way, others can take years to mature. I explore the meeting between the image and the world. These are experimental works, which often also tell stories...
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Light in a window
A film by Benoît Labourdette (2’06s, 1999-2019).
A contemplative journey through the energy of light, between nature and electronics. -
In their absence A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’43s, 2019).
There are times when you have the feeling, if not the certainty, that you’ve missed the point. -
About the moon (Leonardo da Vinci) A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’57s, 2019).
Diffraction of the vision, relationship to the stars, entering Leonardo da Vinci’s mind. -
Luminous ritual Collaborative film (3’04s, 2019).
Kinetic art experiments: drawings, cameras, projectors, human bodies, cameras, musical creations, and especially play and joy. -
The line A film by Benoît Labourdette (4’06s, 2020).
Light is what gives existence.