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| | | drag city (usa) #dc 389 dvd peter liechti “signer’s suitcase • on the road with roman signer” digital versatile disc - signer’s suitcase • on the road with roman signer (1:19:41)
| may 2009 release ; second domestic drag city issue of peter liechti’s film-work after the essential “kick that habit” overview of voice crack ...
in this 1995 film, we’re taken around the world in pursuit of venerable “action sculptor” roman signer (first seen maneuvering a helicopter flight simulator in the film’s opening sequence, then crashing a remote controlled one into an abandoned hotel) ; the film in shot in the same style as “kick” (alternatingly grainy color / black & white shots dwell on the subject matter long enough for the subtleties to be noticed) & the whole film has a certain meditative flair (even as, repeatedly, signer’s wool hat is tied to a model rocket & launched into space) ...
a fine piece of art-film ; highly recommended to fans of “kick that habit” ... |
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signer’s suitcase
on the road with roman signer
a film by peter liechti
dc389 dvd || release date: may 5, 2009
“roman signer: the buster keaton of art”
roman signer has had many trades. he’s worked in a pressure cooker factory, as a draftsman, a security guard, forklift driver, a water measurement assistant, and my favorite, in a polyester factory. it wasn’t until 1972 that he saved up enough money to get a studio and start making art. from this biographical account, it’s hard not to see how signer’s instruments have developed directly from his life experiences. since 1973 roman signer has been in over 50 one-man exhibits and around 100 joint exhibitions. for the past few years his artistic successes have enabled him to do without part-time jobs.
signer’s suitcase (aka signers koffer) is a kind of road movie across europe — from the swiss alps to eastern poland, from stromboli to iceland. immersing yourself, letting yourself be infected, then traveling on. with his deadpanned gags, signer gives a humorous twist to the concept of cause and effect and to the traditional scientific method of experimentation and discovery, taking on the self-evidence of scientific logic as an artistic challenge.
filmmaker peter liechti’s improvisational response frames signer’s visual humor with equally dry relish. a wonderfully diverting road trip, with roman signer leading the way. |
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