Homage to David Rimmer

Often made from found footage using a contact printer or optical printer, with superimposed and dissolve effects, his 1970s films represent one of the most unique contributions to experimental film from the period. His use of loops, stretching or, conversely, accelerating time, makes David Rimmer an essential figure in the contemporary development of artist films. 

Since 1991, the Centre Pompidou has preserved three works by David Rimmer in its collection, (Watching for the Queen, 1973, Bricolage, 1985, and Divine Mannequin, 1989) and dedicated a retrospective to him in 1992. 

Films projected: 

Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper, 1970, 16 mm, colour, sound, 8 minutes 
Surfacing on the Thames, 1970, 16 mm, black and white, silent, 9 minutes 
The Dance, 1970, 16 mm, black and white, sound, 5 minutes 
Real Italian Pizza, 1971, 16 mm, colour, sound, 10 minutes 
Watching for the Queen, 1973, 16 mm, black and white, silent, 11 minutes 02 seconds 
Bricolage, 1985, 16 mm, coloured (sepia) black and white, sound, 10 minutes 
Divine Mannequin, 1989, 16 mm, colour, sound, 7 minutes 
Beaubourg Boogie-Woogie, 1992, 16 mm, colour, sound, 5 minutes 

Acknowledgements: Light Cone, Paris