The Dud Effect
Tuesday 22 June - Saturday 26 June 2010
Deimantas Narkevicius
2008, 16mm film transferred to HD video, 15m
Narkevicius’s film was shot at an abandoned former Soviet base in Lithuania. During the Cold War this site played home to R-12 nuclear missiles, aimed at the West. The film uses archival photo material alongside shots from the half destroyed base and the vast catacombs beneath it. The main character, Evgeny Terentiev, a former officer who has served in such Lithuanian regiments, is performing the launch of the R-12 nuclear missile; he still remembers the commands by heart…
Deimantas Narkevi?ius was born in 1964 in Utena, Lithuania. He currently lives and works in Vilnius. His work has been shown recently at gb agency, Paris; BFI Southbank Gallery, London; Kunsthalle Bern and the 11th International Istanbul Biennial.
Image courtesy of the artist, gb agency, Paris; Jan Mot, Brussels and Barbara Weiss, Berlin
Showcasing a diverse range of artists’ film and video, Reflections on Black is an exciting new programme at CCA throughout 2010. Screening works by international artists including the acclaimed Keren Cytter, and by those closer to home such as Glasgow based filmmakers Laura Aldridge and Conal McStravick, Reflections on Black presents a rare opportunity to engage with the best in contemporary artists’ film. Each film will be screened on a loop from Tuesday to Saturday, 12 – 5pm, during the last week of each month.
