165708 Josephine Massarella, 2017

Shot entirely in 16mm blackandwhite film using singleframe photography, 165708 employs incamera techniques and chemical manipulation of processed film to produce an eidetic study of temporal elasticity. Techniques include flicker, timelapse, light painting, stop motion, tinting, and toning. Combined with cycles of alternating exposed frames, these methods imbue the work with a rhythmic magnetism, apparent both in the tempo and the aesthetic of the images. Exploring the capacity of the medium to express various notions of time, the film begins with a woman looking out from the shoreline. This acts as a point of departure to disparate yet interconnected sequences which prompt the viewer to engage in a structurally unique mode of inquiry and experience. A dynamic original score by the acclaimed composer Graham Stewart accompanies the film.