An Archipelago / Archipelag

Running time: 11'

FRA 2011, 11’

On 22 October 2010 HMS Astute, the Royal Navy’s largest and most modern nuclear-powered submarine ran aground off the Scottish Isle of Skye. Shortly beforehand, the commander had proudly told the BBC about the fully-electronic navigation system.– In badly-lit, wobbly and grainy takes and with brief intertitles, the film recounts the events of two years ago, feeling its way into the depths of the human psyche. To this day the former commander has not spoken about the incident.

 

Authors:

  • Clément Cogitore

    Clément Cogitore was born in Colmar in 1983. After studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg and Le Fresnoy National Studio for the Contemporary Arts, he began exploring a personal blend of cinema and contemporary art. Cogitore explores the border between cinema and contemporary art. Through films, videos, photographs and video installations his work questions the collective memory, representations of the past and, more generally, the ways in which people cohabit with their images. His films have been selected for numerous international festivals (Cannes, Locarno, Montréal, Lisbon), biennials and international exhibitions (Centre Georges Pompidou, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin) and won several awards. He works and lives between Paris and Rome.

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