aurl mt.

FPS (Film Phase Screen) 24/25 is a project that explores the intersection between analog film and digital telecine. The project focuses on the subtle, fleeting essence that "flies away" when one medium switches to another. It highlights this volatile, imperceptible element, which is only revealed by the direct confrontation of film and telecine.
The technique employed involves a deliberate temporal shift in shutter and projector rhythms between analog film and digital telecine. The film strip runs continuously at a constant speed of around 10 cm/s, equivalent to 24 frames per second. However, the mechanism for projecting one frame after another has been eliminated, allowing uninterrupted scrolling without intermittent shuttering. By capturing this continuous projection on the camera, the camera shutter, operating at 25 fps, reproduces the frame-by-frame display process. The difference in speed between the two mechanisms results in a regular image shift or framing effect.
The object of the project is a continuous, illegible film, embodying blurred, elusive information. It reflects the paradox of the slow, programmed disappearance of the film medium in favor of digital convenience. The film medium has inherent disadvantages compared to the ease of digital technology, and also carries a high risk of damage or deterioration.
The subject of the film itself is of lesser value, as it is a personal film made at home. However, it serves as testimony to a bygone practice and way of life, raising historical and archaeological questions in today's context. As a found film, it invokes the notion of archaeology as a science that destroys its own study material. In this installation, where the film image becomes invisible due to saturation, the action of telecine can be compared to an excavation, revealing the hidden element through the filter of a new shutter.
FPS (Film Phase Screen) 24/25, captures the essence of fleeting moments, explores the interplay of different temporal modalities and raises questions about the transition from analog to digital. It invites viewers to contemplate the impermanence of materials, the passage of time and the layers of meaning embedded in the act of preservation and transformation.

Projection/installation, (digital) sound film, 80', 2018