Biography Angela Ricci Lucchi and Yervant Gianikian
Angela Ricci Lucchi & Yervant Gianikian (Lugo di Romagna, Italy, 1942 / Merano, Italy, 1942) both live in Milan.
Angela Ricci Lucchi, who trained as a painter, and Yervant Gianikian, who trained as an architect, have been working together as filmmakers since the 1970s. Their productions are the result of a special treatment of old nitrate film material. Following extensive archival research, the chosen film fragments are subjected to coloring, a re-editing of the sequences, and changes in velocity. After these changes, the films offer a clearer insight into the leading interests of the artists: technicalization, fascism, colonialism, war, and forced migration.
The exhibition [based upon] TRUE STORIES focuses on the documentary film as one of the most fertile cinematographic and artistic forms. The exhibition is part of the special program of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), an event that includes feature films, shorts, …Read more
Witte de Withstraat 50 - 3012 BR Rotterdam - T: