Cosmic eye - BÓDY80
Gábor Bódy is undeniably one of the most iconic, internationally renowned, and paradigmatic figures in Hungarian experimental film. His body of work as a director is the most emblematic example of the fusion of theoretical approach and subversive artistic practice, which redefined not only Hungarian but also international neo-avant-garde cinema. His legacy plays a central role not only in the history of the Central and Eastern European moving-image-based visual counterculture but also in its future possibilities.
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The Department of Film Studies at the Institute of Art Theory and Media Research, ELTE Faculty of Humanities, and “Celluloidra Revolverrel” are organizing an interdisciplinary memorial conference in collaboration with the C³ Cultural and Communication Center Foundation, the Museum of Fine Arts – KEMKI – Artpool Art Research Center, the Hungarian Society for Film Studies, the MKE Department of Intermedia, the MOME MEDIA DESIGN Program, and the MATE Rippl-Rónai Art Institute to mark the 80th anniversary of Gábor Bódy’s birth.
For this international conference, we are seeking 20-minute conference presentations that meet academic standards and relate to the following (guiding) areas of Gábor Bódy’s theoretical work and creative practice:
- Video art and new media
- Montage theory and linguistics
- The Central and Eastern European neo-avant-garde
- Contemporary music subcultures
- Other issues in film and art theory
