Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Once - Still Images of Moving Pictures - Photographs by Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders ranks among the greatest artistic minds of contemporary film: over the past thirty years his films have displayed such wisdom, creativity, and sensitivity that they have transcended boundaries of language and nationality. Wenders brings to this collection of photographic essays the same literary and cinematic talents, the same command of the art of storytelling that we find in his films. In the tradition of Paris, Texas and Faraway, So Close, the texts and pictures in Once weave ambiguous and moving narratives in fits of rhythmic prose and inventive imagery. Prefaced by Wenders' poetic meditations on the metaphysics of photography and film, Once consists of short, autobiographical sketches relating Wenders' experiences both meaningful and apparently trivial on his trips across the world scouting locations for his films, as well as photographs taken during these excursions. The resulting exhibition is at once travel diary, photo album, and a series of short films or short stories revealing the views and sentiments of an auteur inspired by the poetry of the eye and the melody of speech. Fascinating and revelatory, Once gives us a unique look at the universe Wenders has created out of the hidden pieces of everyday life.
Wim Wenders Talk by Neil Campbell:
An illustrated talk by Neil Campbell about the photography of Wim Wenders. Entry is FREE no booking necessary. (Followed by a special screening of Wenders seminal film ‘Paris Texas’ in QUAD Cinema. Book through QUAD box office, please click here for more information)
In collaboration with Solares Fondazione delle Arti, Parma
