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Congregation is a short film made up, as in the work of Dieter Roth, from images of the fronts of houses in Iceland. The houses are filmed in a crepuscular light; at twilight or just after dawn. These simple images are combined with the sound of a local folk songs sung by men and women. On top of these elements is the sound of a clearly spoken narrative, again voiced by a man and a woman, both part of a shared ‘church’. Their dialogue refers obliquely to an overwhelming, mysterious, cathartic, communal event: perhaps a non-religious spiritual experience.
Author(s): Becker P, Maier J
Publication type: Digital or Visual Media
Publication status: Published
Year: 2017
Edition: 1
Number: 1
Extent of Work: 6'23 min
Contents: 6’23 min, Colour, Digital
Publisher: Sharone Lifschitz (curator)
Place Published: Close-Up Cinema, London
Format: Colour, Digital
Performers(s): Achaintre, C
Cast: Caroline Achaintre, Johannes Maier
URL: http://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2018/emplacing/
