Hiatus

Facing the camera and time, a group of people inscribe themselves in the urban landscape of Montreal. Two women emerge from the group and act in a jerky interval. Through speed and slowness, false connections are unveiled in a meditation that is both intimate and public. At the corner of the Square Victoria, cars go by at a high speed behind the silhouette of dancer Karla Etienne's meticulous movements.. At the heart of La Fontaine park, under the guise of tall trees, dancer Emilie Morin puts in opposition the calm of her movements with the business of families and activities in the park. About fifteen faces appear to punctuate the rhythm of those hatched dances : youth and elders close their eyes in front of the camera that scrutinizes them. Their faces’ micro-movements are thus revealed under the effect of compressed time in the video image. Music composition by Benoit Paradis is also made of sampling and improbable connections, combining the echo of timeless musical pieces and the sound of everyday life. The temporality of this screendance work redefines itself from one minute to the next.