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FEEL FLOWS: THE FILMS OF PHIL SOLOMON<\/strong> On his first visit to the UK, Phil Solomon presents two programmes of his alchemical film work. By treating the celluloid surface with a variety of substances and techniques, Solomon transforms images to construct an emotionally charged and deeply affecting cinema. Often elegiac in tone, his symphonic approach makes the personal profound.<\/p>\n This survey of Solomon\u2019s 16mm films also features Rehearsals for Retirement<\/em>, a machinima work from the digital series In Memoriam (for Mark LaPore)<\/em>, made with imagery drawn from the Grant Theft Auto<\/em> videogames. Programme two includes Seasons\u2026<\/em>, a collaboration with Solomon\u2019s colleague, friend and mentor Stan Brakhage.<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough part of a long avant-garde tradition, Solomon makes films that look like no others I\u2019ve seen. The conceit of the filmmaker as auteur has rarely been more appropriate or defensible \u2013 the liberating effect of Solomon\u2019s work suggests a rather different realm: Film Meets Vision, Rejoice!\u201d (Manohla Dargis, New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n PHIL SOLOMON: PROGRAMME 1: Mon 24 Oct 2011<\/a> Curated by Mark Webber and presented in association with The 55th BFI London Film Festival.<\/p>\n
\n Monday 24 & Thursday 27 October 2011<\/strong>
\n London Tate Modern<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPHIL SOLOMON: PROGRAMME 2: Thur 27 Oct 2011<\/a><\/p>\n