CONNECTIVITY THROUGH CINEMA PRESENTS:
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Several works on film and expanded cinema performances by Bruno Delgado Ramo presenting in person.

SUNDAY MARCH 17TH @ MONO NO AWARE : CINEMA ARTS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
33 FLATBUSH AVENUE, BROOKLYN NEW YORK - LIMITED ATTENDANCE TO 30 - MASKS AVAILABLE
DOORS 7PM – STARTS PROMPTLY AT 7:30PM – FREE OR $5 SUGGESTED DONATION

TRT, 60 minutes. Additional time for discussion / Q & A with Bruno Delgado Ramo IN PERSON

PROGRAM INCLUDES:
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‘Picture Enlarged To Show Detail’ consists of several works on film by Bruno Delgado Ramo plus two site-specific cinema-based performances which ushers in the event itself, pointing out the body dimension of film presentation. ‘Expectation In the Air’ continues this reflection playing with the required conditions for projection to show up. ‘Practicaje/Frame Lift’ and ‘Unabridged Maneuver’ take up in-camera editing as a form of on-site investigation into several harbouring areas conceived as technical spaces while examining the double sense of manoeuvre as the material operations carried out with one’s hands and the procedures on board when approaching a harbour.

Program:

‘Usher Me In Please’ / 2023, 10min, performance with torch, door and seats

‘Secuencia de haces en vivo’ / 3min, performance w/ cinefoil and projector (w/o film)

‘Expectation In the Air’ / 2022, 5min, double projection, 35mm (24fps) and Super-8mm (24fps) film, Super-8 w/ magnetic sound / The projectionist arrives early at the open-air projection place. Although the chairs have not yet been laid out, a white rectangle already shines in the background.

‘Practicaje/Frame Lift’ / 25min, S8mm, 18fps, silent / A study on port piloting practice and pilotage areas (where only an expert, the harbour pilot, can manoeuvre thanks to his thorough knowledge of these waters) in A Coruña, Cádiz, Bilbao and Toronto.  The exploration of the choreography of dockworkers and the harbour landscape lead to defining a series of recurring gestures and motifs, attempting to establish correspondences between them and certain elements of the cinematographic practice. Some of these recurring motifs are taken up again ‘Unabridged Maneuver’ such as the ladder hung over the cargo ships (for the pilot to get on board from the launch) and the climbing itself or the water depth measuring scale painted on the ship's hull.

‘Unabridged Maneuver’ / 2022, 17min, 16mm film, 24fps, silent / Conceived as an investigation about harbors’ piloting areas and the frame maneuvering with the Bolex, the film shifts between the studio’s editing table at LIFT facilities (Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto) and various locations on the western shore of Lake Ontario. The word manoeuvre refers both to the material operations carried out with one’s hands and to the procedures on board when approaching a harbor. The film explores the idea of precision in both practices. 

* With the support of (S8) Mostra de cinema periferico, Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and Acción Cultural Española

Total length of the program: 60 minutes

Biography:
Bruno Delgado Ramo is a filmmaker and artist-researcher who explores site-specific features and incorporates them into his films and screening arrangements. He devises his work as research grounded in material and experimental practice of cinema means, leading to films, installations, live proposals and text matter. His work has been internationally presented at film festivals and art spaces.

MONO NO AWARE SCREENING SERIES:
The CONNECTIVITY THROUGH CINEMA series will present the work of artists, film-makers and curators who are traveling or presenting special interactive programs in-person. Our hope is to engage the community by showing work with a focus on post-screening discussion. This series is made possible by support from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).