Impromptus

manipulated 8mm, 16mm and 35mm found footage by Margherita Pevere |
music by Ivan Penov | 14'50'' | stereo | HD

part of the artwork "Liquid Debris" by Margherita Pevere.
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2016

The materials of Impromptus are enclosed in a 15-minute collection of five short audio-visual pieces inspired the romantic musical form based on improvisation. The films play with the bodily aesthetics of corrupted photographic images and discarded sonic material. The sounds sculpted are remains of instrumental recordings which I intentionally converted incorrectly, using digital errors as creative materials. Each chapter of the composition explores static qualities of the musical form as a time-freezing momentum rather than time-based narration. The result is a work of powerful anticipation, tense intervals, and visceral presence.