Collection / Paterson - Lodz by Redmond Entwistle




UK/USA, 2006, 60 minutes
Colour, Sound, 16mm

16mm film with computer-based randomised soundtrack

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'Redmond Entwistle's three-dimensional work, Paterson - Lodz, crosses between cinema and installation. Incorporating the filmic essay, expanded cinema and new media, a series of soundscapes and recorded interviews are randomly selected by a computer. Alternating with black screens and beautifully fixed shots of glass panels made from ground impressions in Paterson, USA and Lodz, Poland it describes a complex picture of history, identity and migration through two key events: the involvement of the Jewish populations of both towns in the 1905 revolution in Lodz and the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike.' - Ian White, Whitechapel Gallery

'A sparse, conceptual undertaking that combines computer-controlled audio with small-gauge 16mm film...Both historically astute and satisfyingly minimalist, Entwistle displays an austere formalism too rarely achieved by political art.' - Ed Halter, The Year in Experimental Film, Village Voice 2007

Winner, Best International Film On-screen, Images Festival 2008

Themes: Urban