Zlatko Cosic | Video Installations and Short Films
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ONE WEEK ONLY!Zlatko Cosic | Video Installations and Short FilmsWednesday, August 17 - 24, 2011 | Special Screening Hours 7-10pm (Wed - Wed) SOHA Gallery welcomes St. Louis filmmaker, Zlatko Cosic to the gallery for a week long screening and installation. Zlatko is an award winning filmmaker both nationally and internationally AND is a SOHA Neighborhood resident! We are so pleased he is showing his work this week. We hope you are able to stop in and take a look. The gallery will be open during regular hours 11am - 4pm Tuesday through Saturday and will be open in the evenings from 7pm -10pm Wednesday the 17th through Wednesday the 24th. Zlatko's installation will coincide with the LIFNsoha event on August 20, from 8-11pm www.zlatkocosic.comVIDEO INSTALLATIONS1st TVWHILE STANDING I WONDER IF, 2:00, 2011 2nd TV CCTV EAST, 3:00, 2010 | WIRED, 3:00, 2010 | TEMPORARY GRAFITI, 5:00, 2010 | RESIST, 5:00, 2010 3rd TV 31 DAYS, 10:00, 2011 SHORT FILMSPRELOM, 2:00 2010 | SPACES, 8:00 2009 | URBAN GREEN, Zlatko and Rachel Cosic, 5:00 2011 |BULBS, 5:00, 2008 | TOUCH, Zlatko and Rachel Cosic, 5:00, 2007 | HORIZONS, 6:20, 2009 | BRAINSTORM, 2:00, 2011 PRELOM (2:00, 2010) Prelom takes place inside an environment where different inhabitants collide and fracture each other. They struggle to take over the territory, determined to survive.Film Festivals and Screenings: Washington University, 2010; Webster University Film Series, St. Louis, 2010; St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, 2010; Performing Light, Lightselect Teofilo, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Italy, 2010; Liquid Cities, P4 Kuntshouse, Calgary, Canada, 2010; New Music Circle Showcase, Washington University, 2010; The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Dreamscapes, St. Louis, 2011; Academic Film Center, Students' City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011; Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011 SPACES (8:00, 2009)Spaces explores visuals found in nature, unique objects, digital effects, three-dimensional shapes and textures mixed with music. Inspired by a song “Montage” by Brad Decker, the visuals are intertwined and layered with each other, adding more space and depth inside the frame. The song provides the feeling of space, direction and presence. The motions of the visuals are in sync with the sounds, reflecting the sense of space and carrying an eerie mood.Film Festivals and Screenings: Webster University Film Festival (Award: Best "Trip"), 2009; St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, 2009; St. Louis International Film Festival , 2009 (Award: Best Local Short); Herning International Short Film Festival, Denmark, 2010; Performance & Intermedia Festival, Poland; 2010; Webster University Film Series, St. Louis, 2010; Performing Light, Lightselect Teofilo, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Italy, 2010; Liquid Cities, P4 Kuntshouse, Calgary, Canada, 2010; New Music Circle Showcase, Washington University, 2010; 23rd Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Marseille, France, 2010; Academic Film Center, Students' City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011; Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011 URBAN GREEN (Zlatko and Rachel ?osi?, 5:00, 2011)Nature provides food for our souls and inspires creativity. The visuals of Urban Green were captured at a unique place, the Citygarden in St. Louis. Motion details, still images, and paintings of nature emphasize the colorful and vibrant beauty of the urban space. The abstract music depicts urban life occurring around the park while imitating sounds of nature. The contrast between visuals and sounds, along with the poetic narration, calls attention to man’s impact on nature and the need to evaluate the human effects on the environment. Shelters like this green oasis that join nature, art and people, are essential. The video Urban Green is an artistic expression inspired by the beautiful place, a place important to the city and the people who care for it. Film Festivals and Screenings: Cinema at Citygarden, Citygarden, St. Louis, 2011 (Award: Winner 3rd Place); Academic Film Center, Students' City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011; Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011; St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, St. Louis, 2011 BULBS (5:00, 2008)Bulbs is an experimental short movie that uses simple holiday lights to create layered abstract visuals. The video is created for Light Works at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts.Film Festivals and Screenings: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, 2008; St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, 2008; Digital Graffiti Festival, Alys Beach, Florida, 2009; Archer Adams, London, 2010; Herning International Short Film Festival, Denmark, 2010; Performance & Intermedia Festival, Poland; 2010; Webster University Film Series, St. Louis, 2010; Performing Light, Lightselect Teofilo, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Italy, 2010; Liquid Cities, P4 Kuntshouse, Calgary, Canada, 2010; New Music Circle Showcase, Washington University, 2010; Academic Film Center, Students' City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011; Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011 TOUCH (Zlatko and Rachel ?osi?, 5:00, 2007)Touch explores the sensuality of a couple through the use of various bodies of water recorded at NiagaraFalls, the Atlantic Ocean at Acadia National Park, the Caribbean Sea, Lake Michigan and different streams,fountains and waterfalls. The power and beauty of water unites the couple, and the variety of the watersymbolizes the intensity of a relationship. In addition, using water visuals as a replacement for the humanbody, Touch displays water as an essential element in our lives. HORIZONS (6:20, 2009)Horizons is an experimental video inspired by a driving shot filmed in New Mexico, and the music composition, "Horizons" by Rodney Waschka. The film uses the idea of a video puzzle, assembling the pieces of an image, with the use of over one thousand effects and multiple video layers. The visuals follow the rhythms and articulations of the music, typically changing every four to eight frames, creating a synchronization between the images and the sound. The resultant video develops a unique sense of motion as the visuals dance.Film Festivals and Screenings: Macon Film Festival , 2010 (Award: 2nd Place Winner - Experimental Category); Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2010; The Association of Moving Image Archivist (AMIA) Conference, St. Louis, 2009; SoundImageSound VII, 2010; Sunscreen Film Festival, Florida, 2010 (Award: Winner - Best Experimental Film); #Herning International Short Film Festival, Denmark, 2010; Performance & Intermedia Festival, Poland; 2010; St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, 2010 (Award: Best Computer Animation); North Carolina Computer Music Festival, North Caroline State University, 2010; dokumentART Festival, Germany, 2010; Webster University Film Series, St. Louis, 2010; St. Louis International Film Festival, 2010; New Music Circle Showcase, Washington University, 2010; 23rd Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Marseille, France, 2010; SEAMUS National Conference, Miami, 2011; Sonic Rain Concert Series, University of Oregon, 2011; Magmart International Videoart Festival, Italy, 2011; Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (permanent collection), Naples, Italy, 2011; Academic Film Center, Students' City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011; Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011 BRAINSTORM (2:00, 2011)Brainstorm is a self-reflexive video created for the exhibition Dreamscapes at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. In Brainstorm, the filmmaker's sleep is disturbed as his dreams are bombarded by visuals from his previous work.Film Festivals and Screenings: The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Dreamscapes Exhibition, St. Louis, 2011 (Award: Honorable Mention); Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011; St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, St. Louis, 2011 |