Jack Chambers’ Hart of London

Date: 16 October 2002 | Season: Infinite Projection

JACK CHAMBERS’ HART OF LONDON
Wednesday 16 October 2002, at 7:30pm
London The Photographers’ Gallery

Canadian artist Jack Chambers made Hart of London at a time when he was diagnosed with leukaemia and given two months to live. Developing from his concept of ‘perceptual realism’, this incredible film rises from dense layers of superimposition before slipping into sharp focus and powerful clarity. The accumulation of images evokes universal memory through waves of nostalgia, emotion and wonderment. An awesome contemplation on mortality, creation and destruction: All life (and death) is here, humanity laid bare.

Jack Chambers, Hart of London, 1969-70, 79 min

Presented in association with the Canadian High Commission, who have generously bought a new print of the film for European distribution by LUX. With thanks to John Chambers and Maggie Warwick.

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