STRUCTURAL FILMWASTE. DISSOLUTION 1 (PROGRAMM: NEUE KURZFILME AUS ÖSTERREICH)

At first Structural Filmwaste seems to be a reaction to the aesthetics and methods of past Austrian avant-garde films: Leftover footage (Ernst Schmid Jr.) was put together according to rigid plans (Kurt Kren) and shown in a split screen, one panel delayed slightly. While it follows an almost musical structure, the footage with recognizable images later dissapears in a rhythmic sequence of the basic visual elements of black and white frames (Peter Kubelka). (Gerald Weber)