Enjeux

Based on the notion that history flows through monuments, Enjeux attempts to deconstruct a powerful symbol, the Arc de triomphe . By cutting photographs of the monument taken from various vantage points, reassembling them and animating them, the film restructures the architectural elements of the object. Through questioning the perceptual and the cinematic by working on both the visual and the symbolic, Enjeux creates a paradoxical play on power, representation and pleasure. – Michael Maziere .
The main issue. Power and representation. Representation through a power symbol: an arch. Arc de triomphe . – Y.B. Based on the notion that history flows through monuments, Enjeux attempts to deconstruct a powerful symbol, the Arc de triomphe . By cutting photographs of the monument taken from various vantage points, reassembling them and animating them, the film restructures the architectural elements of the object. Through questioning the perceptual and the cinematic by working on both the visual and the symbolic, Enjeux creates a paradoxical play on power, representation and pleasure. – Michael Maziere .
The main issue. Power and representation. Representation through a power symbol: an arch. Arc de triomphe . – Y.B.