Byung-Chul Han
It is rare that I focus on a person on this blog. I tend to focus on films or books, but never on a single...
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Category: Books & Articles
Chantal Akerman’s journeys
October 21, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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When Chantal Akerman left us five years ago, her seemingly endless journey stopped. She had reached her destination, the last station on the line. Yes,...
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Lisandro Alonso – Adrien-Gabriel Bouché (2020)
April 20, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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It's been six years that Argentinian director Lisandro Alonso released a film. In 2014, he released Jauja, which, when I saw it, I considered as...
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The Art(s) of Slow Cinema Issue 02
March 21, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Ca y est, it’s time! The new issue of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema magazine is finally available! It’s taken longer than I had thought....
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Organic Cinema – Thorsten Botz-Bornstein (2017)
January 28, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Slow Cinema polarises. Even though it is no longer as prominent as when Jonathan Romney published his Sight & Sound article in 2010, the debate...
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2019 – The Year in Review
December 10, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Another year comes to an end and perhaps you’re as tired of “end of year” lists as I am. Every December (and increasingly every November),...
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Time in Japanese art and society
July 30, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Those of you who have been with me for a while will remember that I used to be very keen on establishing a link between...
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Chantal Akerman – Afterlives (Marion Schmid, Emma Wilson, 2019)
July 5, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Afterlives. The title of the new English-language book on Akerman's work, edited by Marion Schmid and Emma Wilson, is poignant, painful even, but perhaps the...
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Wang Bing – Un geste documentaire de notre temps (Antony Fiant, 2019)
June 7, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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It's been quite a while since I have reviewed a book. This was primarily down to my not finding the right ones, or my waiting...
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The spirit of absence
February 6, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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I have long been fascinated by the power of absence. I hadn't known that this was one element that drew me towards Slow Cinema until...
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