Intheearly1970s,FriederikePezoldbecameknownaspartofAustria'sfeministvanguardinthearts,makingvideosandfilmsaswellasphotosanddrawings,performancesandsculptures,oftenusingtheirbodyasthesubject.Afterherlastfictionfeature,DasgeheimeLabyrinthdesHorrors(1989),Pezoldseemedtoabandonmovingimagesforgood–tillsheunveiledanewfilmlastspring,RevolutionderAugen.Andoneunlikeanythingshehaddonesofar:it'ssilent,consistsmainlyofnon-moving(butsometimesactuallyonlystill!)images,occasionalveryminimalanimations,afewinterventionistartisticgestures(likepaintingoveranimage),plustext. Pezoldisquiteseriouswhenshecallsforarevolutionoftheeyes.Inourdepressinglydigitalday-inday-out,wehaveunlearnedhowtosee;wemerelyregisterarestlessflowofdata.Butlooking,watchingmeanssomethingelse:itmeansappreciatingwhat'sinfrontofus,takingthetimetoletapresenceunfolditsmeaning(s).Quietnesshelps.Andso,withRevolutionderAugen,weareinvitedtoreturntotheoriginsofcinemaanditsinitialpromises,withtheexperienceandknowledgegainedthroughallkindsofmediaoversomesixscoreyears.It'stabularasatime! 源自:https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/revolution-der-augen