Introduction by M. F. Labayen / A. Pinent
Thieves Like Me I_ Talk by Matthias Müller
Emerging in the twilight zone of experimental film, the use of found footage has since spread to many other areas. At a time marked by the emergence of a whole variety of new sources of audiovisual material, its parameters have changed significantly. How is its subversive potential affected by having become common cultural practice? In this talk, artist and filmmaker Matthias Müller will look at the history, practice and aesthetics of found footage and his personal approach to the method.