Blinking Spaces in Contemporary Psychogeographical Documentaries

Blinking spaces are a particular type of cinematic space in which the past and present incarnations of a film location are simultaneously depicted. They are particularly useful to expose the trace of the past in the present, especially in those psychogeographical documentaries that show abandoned pl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Villarmea Álvarez, Iván
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/45950
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45950
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Film Studies
Non-Fiction Film
Cinematic Space
Hito Steyerl
Lee Anne-Schmitt
Manuel Mozos
Jony Perel
620301 Cinematografía
550602 Historia del arte
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Sumario:Blinking spaces are a particular type of cinematic space in which the past and present incarnations of a film location are simultaneously depicted. They are particularly useful to expose the trace of the past in the present, especially in those psychogeographical documentaries that show abandoned places as both lived spaces and historical locations. The close analysis of three of these films –'California Company Town' (Lee Anne Schmitt, 2008), 'Ruínas' (Manuel Mozos, 2009) and 'Toponimia' (Jonathan Perel, 2015)– will allow us to better understand the process through which the identity of a place is shaped by the slow sedimentation of emotional and historical meanings.