Documenter une ville jamais visitée / Filming an unvisited city by Paul Landon

The growing practice of the artist in residence has been put into question with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing travel restrictions. The pandemic has also seen the development of the virtual visit as a new possibility for travelling, for viewing art, for visiting architecture for wandering unknown places. This project is an attempt at visiting an unknown city and producing artworks, in the form of animated films, based on that visit. The short films are based on images of modern architecture, images of buildings that are derivative of the International style, a style that is ostensibly recognized globally. Taken out of their local context, these animated structures hover in an indeterminate space.

Ce projet a été réalisé pour l'exposition 3 fois 3 au Centre d'exposition de l'Université de Montréal. Il est basé sur une résidence d'artiste à l'Escuela Adolfo Prieto de Monterrey, au Mexique. La résidence a été financée et organisée par le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

This project was produced for the exhibition 3 fois 3 at the Centre d’exposition de l’Université de Montréal. It is based on an artist’s residency at the Escuela Adolfo Prieto in Monterrey, Mexico. The residency was funded and arranged by the Conseil des art et des lettres du Québec.

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