What is Slow Cinema?
No, I do not undertake a heroic attempt of defining it. Slow Cinema is based on too many relative factors that, in fact, defy a definition. More fundamentally, though, I ask myself whether or not…
Academic Standstill
“[W]hat has been peculiar about this recuperation of art’s relation to film is that, in terms of the ‘film’ or ‘cinema’ part of the equation, it has consistently sidelined the kinds of film that would…
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE at Cinemanila 2012
After the success here in Europe, Lav Diaz’ latest film Florentina Hubaldo CTE has finally had its premiere in the Philippines, at the 14th Cinemanila International Film Festival. I hope to post a short review…
A cinematic approach to slow art with Nadin Mai
In connection with the Slow Art Day I have mentioned in the previous post, I was interviewed by Naomi Kuo. You can read the short version of my lengthy replies here. The comments underneath the interview…
Slow Art Day @ McManus, Dundee
I’ve found this wonderful idea by accident, and decided to become host of a little event here in Dundee. The idea behind it is simple: according to some studies, we only take around 17 seconds…
Why painting?
In the previous blog entry, I mentioned my research direction with regards to a paper I will present in December. In my thesis, I will focus not only on the links between Slow Cinema and…
CMC RPG Conference, University of Stirling, 4 December 2012
The department of Communications, Media, and Culture (School of Arts and Humanities) holds a conference for postgraduate research students on 4 December 2012. I will present a paper, which establishes the existing theories on Slow…