The confluence of two simultaneous movements over the last years of the 20
the century - the «documentary turn» within contemporary art, and film passage to museums - triggered the redesigning of documental practices and opened new perspectives in the scope of theoretical production on this genre.The common denominator of most definitions of documentary, the "truth claim" is no longer fully operational, and implies a brand new approach. According to Maria Lind and Hito Steyerl, «the double bind is strong: on the one hand, documental images are most powerful than ever, and on the other hand documentary representations are not as trustworthy as they used to be».
Starting from this assertion, this goal of this debate is to question the relationships between documentary and fiction, and the role played by different notions - truth, authenticity, objectivity, and reality - within the current artistic documental practices. What about the new tools for re-thinking documentary outside its traditional boundaries? How do the traditional questions regarding truth, ethics, and reality are now made? What are the consequences affecting the negotiation protocols between spectator and work?
Programme
Thursday, Oct 25, 10h am
- Eric Baudelaire
- Alisa Lebow e Augusto Seabra in conversation with Chantal Akerman
Friday, Oct 26
- Aline Aillet: The documentary turn: rethinking documentary in the art arena
- Françoise Parfait
- João Nisa
- Nicole Brenez: Le Concept d'Art au Regard du Documentaire
Saturday, Oct 27
- Jacinto Lageira: Ver, Rever, pre-ver
- Jean-Pierre Rehm
- Louidgi Beltrame
- Paula Albuquerque: Surveilling the Affected Algorithm
