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Screening
Dystopian Futures with Lawrence Lek and Shezad Dawood
The Bomb Factory x Film Umbrella
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Thursday May 2nd 6-9pm
The first in a series of screenings between Film and Video Umbrella and The Bomb Factory Art Foundation exploring how moving-image as a medium can offer new and collective ways of thinking about the times in which we live.
Programme 1: Dystopian Futures
This event brings together parallel universes, new forms of artificial intelligence and subconscious memories to create a provocative stimulation for both the eye and mind.
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Geomancer – Lawrence Lek
46 mins
Heralded by the futuristic computer-generated cityscapes that have become a signature feature of his work, Lawrence Lek’s mini-opus Geomancer is less inclined to map the building blocks of the urban architecture of tomorrow than to try and summon up the spirit of our rapidly dawning age - one whose characteristics, Lek implies, include the growing ascendancy of the cultural phenomenon of Sino-Futurism.
Towards the Possible Film – Shezad Dawood
21 mins
Shezad Dawood’s Towards the Possible Film is a study in parallel universes – and the sparks that fly when worlds collide. As much of a projection into a far-off future as a flashback to a long-forgotten past, Dawood’s vivid 20-minute tableau combines the resonance of a mythic fable with the hallucinatory haziness of a waking dream.
Film and Video Umbrella commissions, curates, produces and presents artists’ moving-image works that are staged in collaboration with galleries and other cultural partners. Since the late 1980s, FVU has been at the forefront of this vibrant and expanding area of practice, promoting innovation through its support of some of the most exciting figures on the contemporary scene. During this time, the organization has commissioned and produced nearly 200 different artists’ projects, ranging from ambitious multi-screen installations to shorter film and video pieces, as well as numerous online
Location: The Bomb Factory, Unit 2, 9-15 Elthorne Rd, London N19 4AJ
+44 (0) 203 211 0034
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Notes to Editors
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About The Bomb Factory
The Bomb Factory Art Foundation was founded on the premise that art, artists and creative culture offer significant value in our society. Our mission is to support artists, cultural organisations and educational institutions to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in the viewing and creation of art. The Bomb Factory enables contemporary visual arts practice to thrive through the provision of affordable studio and exhibition space as well as a supportive network of artists where peer collaboration and critique is encouraged.
Location: The Bomb Factory, Unit 2, 9-15 Elthorne Rd, London N19 4AJ
+44 (0) 203 211 0034
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