Limited Edition:
1st edition printed in 1,000 copies.
What We Leave Behind; From Jean-Luc Godard's Archive - After a composition
commissioned sound for Deutschlandradio, the multidisciplinary artist Stéphan
Crasneanscki (b. 1969, French) examines his significant opus further
What We Leave Behind, based on the archives of French director Jean-Luc Godard,
in book form. The book is divided into four comprehensive sections: boxes,
collages, still lifes and notes. \n \nInvited to explore the archives of the
A founding filmmaker, Crasneanscki photographed the personal collection of
Godard of film shots, reel to reel and historical ephemera.
Notes and references in the book bear witness to the passage of time, while
being rescued from oblivion; as a fragmented creative map of the process of
artistic thought of a master filmmaker. In addition to working with the effects
someone's personal and cultural heritage, Crasneanscki adds
also his own interpretation and admiration for the constellation of ideas
of identity, traceability, temporality, space, memory, existence,
of materiality and historicity of the material. \n \nThe book contains a preface
by musician, author and poet Patti Smith (born 1946, American), a
conversation with filmmaker Abel Ferrara (b. 1951, American) and an essay
written by film critic, historian and editor Antoine de Baecque (b
1962, French)
