Swan Song
Video, b/w, 4:3, stereo, BE, 2013, 3'
A ‘swan song’ is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that the swan is completely silent during its lifetime until the moment just before death, when it sings one beautiful song. What song does a pixel sing before if fades?
A collaboration with Jerry Galle and Anton Aeki.
Animation Jerry Galle
Sound Anton Aeki
Produced by Auguste Orts, MartiensGoHome
Distributed by Auguste Orts, LIMA, Light Cone
Previously on display at the following locations
- Beursschouwburg Brussel (BE),
- International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL),
- Ann Arbor Film Festival Michigan (US),
- Museum M Leuven (BE),
- Courtisane Ghent (BE),
- European Media Art Festival Osnabruck (DE),
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (DE),
- Videoex Zurich (CH),
- International Short Film Festival Hamburg (DE),
- New Horizons Wroclaw (PL),
- Ikono On Air Festival Berlin (DE),
- BFI Film Festival London (GB),
- Antimatter Victoria (CA),
- Kaskcinema Gent (BE),
- Klub Katarakt Hamburg (DE),
- Punto y Raya Festival Reykjavik (IS),
- Les Rencontres Internationales Paris (FR),
- Les Rencontres Internationales Berlin (DE),
- Cinema Aventure Brussel (BE),
- European Media Studies Potsdam (DE),
- TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto (CA),
- Sphinx Gent (BE),
- Eye Amsterdam (NL),
- Suburban PS Rotterdam (NL),
- Instants Video Marseile (FR),
- Goldkante Bochum (DE),
- California Institute of the Arts Los Angeles (US),
- Metro Kino Kulturhaus Vienna (AT),
- Whitechapel Gallery London (GB),
- Gallery Sofie Van de Velde Antwerpen (BE),
- Intermediaciones Medellin (CO),
- Argos Brussel (BE),
- International Film Festival Kaunas (LT),
- De Grote Post Oostende (BE),
- FIFA Montreal (CA),
- LUCA School of Arts Brussels (BE),
- Musée National des Beaux-Arts Quebec (CA),
- Festival International du Film sur l'Art Montreal (CA),
- REDCAT Los Angeles (US),
- KASK Cinema Ghent (BE),
- Visions Montréal (CA),
- Anita Astoria (US),
- Cinemathèque de Toulouse (FR),
- Hollywood Theatre Portland (US),
- Short Waves Festival Poznan (PL),
- Dom Tramwajarza Poznan (PL),
- St Joost School of Art and Design Breda (NL),
