Czarna Bandera

Running time: 10'

Czarna Bandera / Black Flag
Production: Poland 2014

Szczecin. A fragment of a transportation artery, an unfinished ramp for pedestrians. The construction came to a halt mid-process, not allowing for the flow of people and energy. This resulted in the construction becoming independent of the main overpass. The excluded space became shelter for excluded people. The homeless have adapted the construction; now, with Artur Rozen, they are “rejuvenating” the site. They are marking it with black, the symbol for eclipse. Black is not considered a colour but rather the the lack of it, the colour of emptiness. The line of narration speaks of the life of pirates of the 18th century, which was full of freedom but also exclusion. Despite the passing of time, certain aspects of life seem to overlap with the conditions in which modern “street folk” end up living. These similarities remind of the struggle that the homeless face everyday.

 

 

Authors:

  • Artur Rozen

    Artur Rozen – 4th-year student of the Faculty of Painting and New Media of the Art Academy of Szczecin. Visual artist, author of films, animations, objects, and artistic events. In 2013 he went on a scholarship at the Universitatea De Arta Si Design in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Has been a scholarship-holder of the Art Scholarship of the City of Szczecin: in 2013 and 2014. Has participated in collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including: GMO Zabija Miodek at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, Shuffle-Show at the Institut für Alles Mögliche in Berlin, as well as the Video Art Festival "Points of View” competition in Łódź. He received a distinction at the 6th InOut Festival, organised by CSW Łaźnia in Gdańsk. He has also taken part in the film competition of the Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2013, as well as the mobile artistic residence Focus+Indonesia in 2014.

    Filmography:

    GNU /2012/. 6.InOut Festiwal CSW Łaźnia in Gdańsk (honorary distinction)
    Shades /2013/. Naoussa International Film Festival, Greece
    Happiness /2013/. (co-directed with Małgorzata Goliszewska) Na Linii Czasu – Lublin, Kochać Człowieka - Auschwitz
    Black Flag /2014/.
     

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