Simon Gerbaud’s saVer (2015)
It’s hypnotic in a way that’s hard to describe, like staring at a fire—there’s something in the pattern of movement that’s just inherently compelling.
NOTE: This Monday short was originally posted on October 23, 2017. We are posting Peter Hemminger's previous Monday shorts until we exhaust the amazing archive.
Simon Gerbaud’s film and installation saVer is sort of about destruction, but as the title makes clear (it’s a combination of Spanish words for to know and to see), it’s more about understanding.
In its first few minutes, the film shows the gradual erosion of items, filing them down layer by layer to reveal hidden patterns and details. It’s hypnotic in a way that’s hard to describe, like staring at a fire—there’s something in the pattern of movement that’s just inherently compelling. But as the film goes on, it becomes more playful, using the technique to show objects passing through walls, and turning ordinary things into impossible objects.
syn. This animated short film explores everyday objects (a shoe, a laptop, a chair, a fridge, an animal skull ...) using the deconstruction.
The title is a wordplay that combines two verbs in spanish: to know (saber) and to see (ver).
This short film was made with part of the images produced for the exhibition saVer which includes interactive installation, silk-screen printings and sculptures.
This project was supported by FONCA.
dir. Simon Gerbaud
2015