TRADITION IS THE HANDING ON OF FIRE AND NOT THE WORSHIP OF ASHES

1999

1 min.

de

Original Title

Tradition ist die Weitergabe des Feuers und nicht die Anbetung der Asche

Overview

The pictures are burning. A house is in flames for exactly one minute. Cinema under attack: An anonymous fragment from the early days of film is turned into a reflection on reproduction and reality as well as on destruction which takes place on two levels through Gustav Deutsch’s reworking of the material.