Krusta Kalns, Lithuania, 2021
Hill of prayers since XIVth century and the christianisation of the territory, Krusta Kalns remained full of it’s baroque soul through all occupations. Sovietic power didn’t succeed in getting rid of them, and officially abandonned in 86.
Though we can’t show you our new films at the Fieldhouse right now, we can give you some insights and stills showing what we have been working on.
For her new film, Amanda Thomson spaced 4 pinholes according to 16mm film sprockets and attached them to a super 8 cartridge. The super 8 was hand cranked to expose the roll, processed at the field house, then bi-packed with 16mm print stock and contact-printed in her Bolex. She shot mostly Kodak Tri-X (black and white film stock) with a bit of 7213 (colour negative) and printed to 7363 (black and white high contrast titling stock) and Kodak 3383 (colour release print stock). This is eye popping stuff.
Alex MacKenzie constructed a 59-frame pinhole camera out of a large 35mm film can which was then loaded with a loop of very low ISO raw 35mm film stock (fine grain Kodak 5234 panchromatic black and white), exposed for between 30 and 60 seconds all-at-once to create an outward looking panorama. Some of the loops were shot upright, and some horizontally, then all processed by hand at the Fieldhouse. Frenetic!
We look forward to showing you these films in person when the time is right.
In the meantime, check out these resources we have gathered if you would like to try out some pinhole filmmaking yourself. All you need is a box, a pin, and some film, sky’s the limit.
Brooklyn Bridge. My hand processing of black and white film was an adventure without using a thermometer for the developer. 68 degrees is a lot cooler than your finger feels lol
NOTE: We are disappointed to be postponing this event out of an abundance of caution given the current gathering restrictions in place in Vancouver. We want to bring a crowd together for this, but now is unfortunately not the time. Thank you for your enthusiasm and until we meet again! In the meantime, stay tuned for other non-gathering things we are getting up to. Thanks all!
INFINITE DEPTH OF FIELD:
PINHOLE CINEMA AT BURRARD VIEW PARK
New Works by Amanda Thomson & Alex MacKenzie
Sunday April 25, 9pm 545 N Slocan St.
and on Instagram @theirisfilmers
(Outdoors, masks on, 2 metres apart)
World Pinhole Photography Day is this Sunday April 25th and we are excited to be presenting two new films by Iris Film Collective members Alex MacKenzie and Amanda Thomson created exclusively using pinhole techniques.
Both films are site specific, using the collective’s Burrard View Fieldhouse park as inspiration and jumping off point. And while pinhole is most known as a still photo technique given the long exposures required, we ramped it up and are pulling out all the stops with a variety of techniques using 16mm and 35mm cine-film to create some stunning abstracted pinhole magic.
Outdoors, masks on, 2 metres apart, thank you!
See you there or on our Instagram live @theirisfilmers
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Páramo de Anaime, 3600 meters up Colombia, april 2018.
The Páramo is an andine tropical ecosystem stuck inbetween the treeline and the permanent snowline that can be seen in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
The million dots that we can see on the picture are all the same tree : a “freilejon”, that only grows up there.
This fragile ecosystem is rich in ground resources, in water, and is incredibly fast-changing. At the exact location where I took this picture, were happening ground recoveries of a gold extracting company.
The process of extraction, still in the balance, might happen some day, with the help of the government of Colombia, and eventhough this particular paramo has been sanctified as a natural reserve.
It was a beautiful evening Thursday for some window-work-in-progress courtesy of Alex MacKenzie, big thanks to all those who popped by. Stay tuned for news on our next member to be taking over the Fieldhouse in March, Nisha Platzer.