La Montagne


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Repeated gestures of panoramic representation become abstraction. This film takes place on the Kondiaronk Belvedere where people come to see the Montreal skyline and its surrounding landscape.




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Philippe Léonard

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Roads, harbors, factory chimneys; Philippe Léonard's panoramic shots confront us directly with the experience of anonymity imposed by certain "non-places". French anthropologist Marc Augé defines them as landscapes produced by our modes of urbanization and often interchangeable, both in their material and symbolic dimensions. As suggested by the images, these built spaces, disproportionate in the surface they occupy, paradoxically offer no space for sociability. This is theoretically the opposite of the Kondiaronk lookout on Mount Royal, depicted here as a social theater, overloaded with interactions, movements, and words. Yet, even as the words flow and the cameras are wielded in hopes of capturing the best possible view, the scene seems to be set in an abstract and socially disconnected space. We don't really see the horizon, we are not part of the crowd, we witness it and we discover it, perhaps in spite of ourselves, in its intimacy. La Montagne thus proposes a reflection on the way space is invested and thought in our societies.
 

Yulia Kaiava
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  • Français

    Français

    10 mn

    Language: Français
  • English

    English

    10 mn

    Language: English
  • Année 2019
  • Pays Quebec
  • Durée 10
  • Producteur Philippe Léonard
  • Langue Without dialogue
  • Résumé court An experimental panoramic shot of the Kondiaronk belvedere where people come to see the Montreal skyline and its surrounding landscape.

Roads, harbors, factory chimneys; Philippe Léonard's panoramic shots confront us directly with the experience of anonymity imposed by certain "non-places". French anthropologist Marc Augé defines them as landscapes produced by our modes of urbanization and often interchangeable, both in their material and symbolic dimensions. As suggested by the images, these built spaces, disproportionate in the surface they occupy, paradoxically offer no space for sociability. This is theoretically the opposite of the Kondiaronk lookout on Mount Royal, depicted here as a social theater, overloaded with interactions, movements, and words. Yet, even as the words flow and the cameras are wielded in hopes of capturing the best possible view, the scene seems to be set in an abstract and socially disconnected space. We don't really see the horizon, we are not part of the crowd, we witness it and we discover it, perhaps in spite of ourselves, in its intimacy. La Montagne thus proposes a reflection on the way space is invested and thought in our societies.
 

Yulia Kaiava
Tënk's editorial assistant
 

 

 


  • Français

    Français


    Duration: 10 minutes
    Language: Français
    10 mn
  • English

    English


    Duration: 10 minutes
    Language: English
    10 mn
  • Année 2019
  • Pays Quebec
  • Durée 10
  • Producteur Philippe Léonard
  • Langue Without dialogue
  • Résumé court An experimental panoramic shot of the Kondiaronk belvedere where people come to see the Montreal skyline and its surrounding landscape.

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