Writer. Editor. Film Scholar. Script Consultant
I will be introducing Hollis Frampton's Zorns Lemma (1970) at the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam on Sunday 27th October 2024. The screening is part of the museum's 'Underground: American Avant-Garde Film in the 1960s', which runs from 13th October 2024 to 5th January 2025. More information about Zorns Lemma on the Eye Filmmuseum website.
Julian Ross talks to Virginie Sélavy about the summer’s seasons of experimental and independent Japanese cinema of the 1960s and 70s. In the 60s, the Art Theatre Guild of Japan (ATG) in Tokyo became the centre of a vibrant independent filmmaking scene, encouraging bold experiments and innovative collaborations with other artists. The discussion focuses on... Continue Reading →
My Ph.D. thesis, completed at King's College, London, in 2003 (unpublished), focuses on Hollis Frampton, a central figure of the practice of film that has variously been referred to as “experimental”, “underground” and “avant-garde”. This thesis attempts to demonstrate the coherence of Frampton’s ambitious project of constituting a tradition of film. It is a detailed... Continue Reading →
Virginie Sélavy 