Translation Through Time

Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives (PACC) at Haverford College

CCJ is pleased to participate in Haverford College’s Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives in spring 2020. In partnership with the college and artist Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver we will examine the materiality and ephemerality of Japanese experimental and expanded cinema practices that challenge the conventions of spectatorship through participatory modes of engagement. ‘Translation Through Time: Image, Text, and Language’ will ask, how do you make the relationship between the screen and the audience active not passive? How do you deconstruct linear narratives of time through exhibition and performance? How do you preserve, document, and disseminate the legacy of moving images as opposed to still images? What are the differences between ‘analogue’ and ‘digital’ archiving? What are the issues involved in translation between Japanese and English? We will consider these questions in an attempt to interpret and translate the role of fine art and performance in and across various media.

Public Event: Presentation & Discussion

February 3rd, 4:30-6:00pm

VCAM Screening Room 001, Haverford College

In a traditional lecture setting, Collaborative Cataloging Japan (CCJ)’s Executive Director, Ann Adachi-Tasch will present a brief history of Japanese experimental film and video, as well as the current situation of the film and video’s preservation efforts and CCJ’s method and strategy for safeguarding this legacy. In addition, Adachi-Tasch will speak on the motivations behind establishing the organization, and her story of arriving to the project. This session will provide an overview of CCJ’s mission while presenting the behind-the-scenes background. This lecture will include video clips of film work excerpts and Powerpoint presentation.