The Illuminating Gas

2012

16mm film, colour and b&w, optical sound, 7:32 mins.

An ephemeral film designed for self-destruction

Made entirely as optical sound experimentation where images are subsidiary to the soundtrack, The Illuminating Gas is an exploration of film's unique performativity and instability in its relationship with its mechanical support (the projector), where cinema is literally derailed and subjected to stitching.