


| In the Mood |
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Buda, Kortrijk, Saturday 10 october, 22:15 A programme for the Buda arts centre, focussing on psychiatry, with works by Thom Vander Beken, Ingrid Wildi, Igor Strembitskyy, ... Portrait ObliqueIngrid Wildi 11'20" / 2005 Ingrid Wildi puts her depressed brother Hans in front of the camera, who talks about philosophy and racism in a monotonous voice. With this portrait, Wildi wants to express her doubts about her brothers medication, offering him her love and attention as an alternative. Wayfarers Igor Strembitskyy 10'00" / 2005 A house surrounded by a garden, inside a corridor, differently equipped rooms and their occupants, patients at a psychiatric hospital. They warm themselves in the sun, we hear music, snatches of songs, a lullaby. What and how do these wayfarers perceive in their moments of joy and sorrow? Alice Thom Vander Beken 28'00" / 2004 Five women talk about their journey through Wonderland, the psychiatric hospital wherethey live and work. Where does reality end and fiction start? |