{"id":12399,"title":"Fonteintje [Fountain]","dimensions":"00:05:00","date_begin":"1980-01-01","material":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":21,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"silent B/W video","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003evideo zonder geluid, 3:4\u0026nbsp; op klein dvd scherm\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","date_end":"1982-01-01","reference":"","stream_count_app":16,"permalink":"fonteintje-fountain","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Video","nl":"Video","fr":"Video"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/026/787/large/Fabre__Jan__Fonteintje__1980-82_still2.jpg?1422900194","poster_credits":"(c)photo: M HKA, videostill","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003eAlthough most people are acquainted with the drawings, sculptures, performances and plays of Jan Fabre, his films are lesser known to the general public. Yet they reveal Fabre\u0026rsquo;s strange world of impulsiveness, parody and ritualization. Between 1980 and 1982 he produced a series of 16 short 8mm films. These works are characterized by an obsession with the cyclical form and repetition. \u0026quot;\u003cem\u003eRepetition is time made tangible, visually structured\u003c/em\u003e,\u0026quot; the artist says.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe repetitiveness and absurdity of the actions is proof of the influence of Luis Bu\u0026ntilde;uel. The meticulous lighting and editing techniques make these video artworks into a unique genre. When Fabre chooses the medium of film he does not do this simply to record a performance, he chooses it for its specific visual language and to highlight the features of the camera. In \u003cem\u003eFonteintje\u003c/em\u003e we see the artist taken on the role of a fountain. \u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m fond of undertaking actions in front of the camera \u0026lsquo;in private\u0026rsquo;. I take pleasure in doing the most idiotic and extreme things with my body. (Am I a voyeur of myself?).\u003c/em\u003e\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoewel de tekeningen, sculpturen, performances en toneelstukken van Jan Fabre algemeen gekend zijn, genieten zijn films minder bekendheid bij het grote publiek. Toch verhelderen ze de vreemde wereld van impulsiviteit, parodie en ritualisering die Fabre oproept. Tussen 1980 en 1982 produceert hij een reeks van 16 korte 8mm films. Al deze werken worden gekenmerkt door een obsessie voor de cyclische vorm en voor herhaling. \u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Herhaling is tastbaar gemaakte tijd, visueel gestructureerd,\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e zegt de kunstenaar hierover zelf.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHet repetitieve en absurde van de handelingen verraadt de invloed van Luis Bu\u0026ntilde;uel. De uiterst precieze belichting en montagetechnieken maken van deze videokunstwerken een uniek genre. Als Fabre voor het medium film kiest, doet hij dat dan ook niet om een performance op te nemen, maar om de specifieke taal en eigenschappen van de camera uit te spelen. In \u003cem\u003eFonteintje \u003c/em\u003ezien we de kunstenaar zelf de rol van fontein op zich nemen. \u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Ik hou ervan om \u0026lsquo;privé\u0026rsquo; voor de camera acties te ondernemen. Ik heb genot en plezier om de meest idiote en extreme dingen te doen met mijn lichaam. (Ben ik een voyeur van mezelf?)\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":110,"name":"Jan Fabre","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}