Week of September 15-20, 2020
TAROT READING #3
Three of Cups: Ritual Cycle: Mikdash by Leslie Foster
The Star: The Theory of Romance by Robert Patrick
The Lovers: September by April Hava Shenkman and Jared Whitham
Seven of Swords : Walking with a Killer by Marcos Sánchez and The Breeders
Death: Three Deaths for Cheers by Chuck Hohng
Queen of Swords: Man Eater by Kayla Tange and Caroline Yoo
Wheel of Fortune (reversed): Prison of Mind by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
Four of Wands: Soy De Aquí Y Soy De Allá by Cintia Segovia
The Sun: Waiting for the Sun by Jennifer Gunlock
The World: Heart of the World by K. Ryan Henisey
/ 0. The Fool: Traveler by Vojislav Radovanović, Jason Jenn, and Joseph Carrillo
L.A. Art Documents presents: L.A. Mise-en-scène Video Art Festival, an online exhibition featuring experimental video art works curated by the producers of L.A. Art Documents, Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović. The title and conceit of the show uses the film industry and its terminology “mise-en-scène” to create a cohesive through line for the varied works. Mise-en-scène is a film-making term that translates originally from French to “placing on stage”. It is used academically to describe the arrangement of everything that appears in the framing of the camera – actors, lighting, décor, props, costumes. Together these elements convey the important visual storytelling aspects of cinema.
The theme of 2020’s festival is TAROT and each week a new program consisting of around 10 video art pieces will be presented as a Reading, with the videos representing the cards in a classic tarot spread. Three weeks = three different Programs/Readings. What fortunes will be revealed between September 1-20?
While the City of Los Angeles receives the focus of attention during the festival, it will not be the only location featured during the programs. Los Angeles is a sprawling network of landscapes and people, representing the concept of the nation’s melting pot and constantly drawing new talent from around the world to add into its mix. The representation of L.A. as both a destination and cultural standard-bearer of contemporary ideals has been transmitted through film and television across the globe, bringing both admiration and condemnation for the practically inescapable influence and ubiquitous presence. While movies are made everywhere, Los Angeles with its early domination of the industry, remains a central and universal symbol. Filmmakers came westward, seeking the gold of its sunlight. They discovered Los Angeles provided a wide range of locations within a short distance as well. They could take advantage of the beaches, deserts, mountains, forests – allowing them to use as a stand-in for locations around the world or even as some distant, imagined worlds galaxies far away.
L.A. Mise-en-scène portrays a fresh and visionary experience of the city as imagined by L.A. Art Documents.