Ambulante 2008 Trailer

Ariana tells the story of a film crew that sets out to visit the Pandjshêr Valley in Northern Afghanistan. Described in classic Persian poetry as a 'paradise garden', the impenetrable nature of the valley and its lush, fertile landscape have set it apart from the rest of the country and encouraged a history of independence and resistance. The film considers how the specificities of a landscape help to determine its history. As the crew is unable to film the valley from a vantage point in the surrounding Hindu Kush mountains, the film becomes the story of a failed project that prompts a process of reflection about the 'panorama' as a form of strategic overview, as a cinematic camera move, and about its origins as a pre-cinematic mass entertainment. 

France | 2003 | English |19' | Color

Cinematography: Tom Townend
Film Editing: Ida Bregninge
Production: Julie Gonssard, Marine Hugonnier, Max Wigram Gallery, Film and Video Umbrella, Chisenhale Gallery, London, UK.
Sound: Aurelien Bras

Marine Hugonnier (Paris, 1969) is an internationally renowned artist, her recent exhibitions include: T1 Torinotriennale, Castello di Rivoli d´Arte Contemporanea / GAM Galleria Civica de Arte Moderna, Turín / Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Italia; Universal Experience: Art, life and the tourist´s eye, MCA Chicago, USA / Hayward Gallery, London / MART, Trento, Italia; British Art Show 6, Hayward Gallery touring exhibition; Utopia Station, 50 Bienal de Venecia, Italia (2003); Cine y casi cine, MNCARS, Madrid (2003). Her solo exhibitions include: Centre for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Nueva York (2005); Kunst-Werke, Berlin (2004); Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Escocia (2004); CGAC, Santiago de Compostela (2001).
Marine Hugonnier currently lives and works in London.
 

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