Before the performance Chance versus Causality: The New Realists we will screen Andy Warhol’s Unfinished Symphony by Babeth Mondini-VanLoo. Babeth’s 16mm debut in the US humorously explores the legacy of Andy Warhol, reflecting on the plastic society of the 1960s through Warhol’s interview style and American archetypes, exploring human identity and alienation. Featuring a stunning performance by George Kuchar, the film uses Warhol’s words in a drama filmed at the San Francisco Art Institute’s Walter/McBean Gallery. It critiques the alienation of the 1970s, contrasted with the warmth of the 1960s, through visually rich, melodramatic scenes expressing yearning and desire, underscored by a deep concern for human connection.

SPECTRAL is a four-year collaborative project between six artist-run film labs with a DIY philosophy that focuses on the expansive possibilities of live cinema and analogue projection. The project includes artist residencies, workshops, the creation of hybrid film equipment, screenings, and expanded events.

• Programm Programme: Chance versus Causality: The New Realists