Projector Obscura,
35mm, anamorphic, silent, 10 min
Projector Obscura is a series of films that are exposed using projectors
rather than cameras. The similarity between
motion picture
cameras and projectors is such that if a projection booth
is adequately darkened and unexposed film is run through a projector,
light
illuminating the theater will enter the projector lens and expose
the film. 35mm film projectors used this
way will record the objects and
space before them, exposing the relationship
between two fixed elements in the cinema: the projector and the screen.
In "Projector Obscura", the lens, which is normally responsible
for casting out so many images, is given a chance to take in light and
reflect upon its theatrical space, and the screen is given a chance to
stand bare.The theaters recorded in this
project are the Biograph,
the Gene Siskel Film Center, Anthology Film
Archives, Gateway, MFA-Boston, Coolidge Corner and Harvard Film Archive.
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