Off the Wall @ 725 showcases Jodie Mack’s ‘The Grand Bizarre’

Vibrant fabrics meet splashing waves in a kaleidoscopic still from The Grand Bizarre Courtesy of Jodi Mack Since curator Gregory Zinman has approached Off the Wall as more than a film series His latest curatorial choice is The Grand Bizarre the acclaimed feature by animator Jodie Mack screening July and at p m on the Beltline-facing wall of Ponce I ve been a big fan of Jodie Mack s work for a long time ever since seeing her handmade animation in the music video for Four Tet s A Delight back in Zinman says I ve had the pleasure of showing her work in a variety of settings from the classroom to the Museum of the Moving Image in New York What makes The Grand Bizarre so special is its scale Like the best art it teaches us to see the world with fresh eyes Gregory zinman Curator Off the wall The Grand Bizarre is built frame by frame from footage shot in more than a dozen countries Using fabric swatches shipping labels electronics and maps Mack constructed a visual journey where patterns bounce flicker and dance to a pop soundtrack Critics have called the film a global symphony of strange codes and hidden patterns Mack s films which combine abstract patterning and documentary perspectives can be understood within a storied lineage of experimental animation that reaches back to the s and s in the work of Len Lye Oskar Fischinger Mary Ellen Bute and Norman McLaren Zinman says What makes The Grand Bizarre so special is its scale Like the best art it teaches us to see the world with fresh eyes Zinman views the screening as an opportunity to connect a broad audience with media they may not otherwise encounter The greater part rewarding part of curating a community series like this is sharing my passion for the art of the moving image with the people of Atlanta he says It s opening up people to the possibilities of what film and video can be beyond the cineplex and the streaming institution Read more Off the Wall Ponce film screenings return June He adds I sincerely believe that experimental media can change the way we think about and interact with the world It provides alternative perspectives which can enrich our understanding of what we see and how we see it The post Off the Wall showcases Jodie Mack s The Grand Bizarre appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta