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In celebrating 100 years of horror films, ArtScience on Screen is proud to chart and showcase the Expressionist legacy of arguably the first horror film ever made - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – 100th Anniversary Screening (1920)
Magic, murder and mayhem – a trip to the carnival descends quickly into a surrealist fever dream when a somnambulist predicts the death of one unlucky patron. Chilling prophecy or sinister sport? Step right up into the cabinet and find out!
Marking 100 years of this iconic classic, ArtScience on Screen is proud to present the digitally restored version of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as how it would look in its resplendent celluloid glory.
Often lauded as the original cult film and the precursor to arthouse cinema, the film’s unusual set design, oblique landscapes, experimental lighting and twisted narrative birthed an enduring range of similar Expressionist movements that can be found anywhere between Virginia Woolf to this side of David Bowie.
With a whole universe of visual iconography embedded in the sepia-soaked reels, come trace them at the museum this October – limited screenings so book your tickets quick!
The Short Films Of David Lynch (1967 - 1995)
Of amputees, retching paintings and rogue alphabets – the early moving image works of David Lynch prior the infamy of Eraserhead and Twin Peaks can be told as a fireswept fever dream of Caligarian playfulness mixed with coffee-cigarette surrealism.
In tracing the overflowing legacy of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, ArtScience on Screen presents a specially curated series of 5 chilling short films from master of modern horror, David Lynch.
Flexing Lynch’s mostly overlooked foundation as an artist before he made the Hollywood jump, the highly conceptual (and at times academic) approach of these films are deeply rooted in the Caligarian allusions of fractured realities and shared trauma. This is an especial treat for fans of Lynch who’ve rarely had the chance to encounter the visual artist side of the director. Even for non-Lynch fans, the schizophrenic, frenetic visions within the moving image works are a masterclass in skin-tingling mayhem – absolutely not to be missed!
10 Oct - 6 Nov
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - 100th Anniversary Screening
In celebrating 100 years of horror films, ArtScience on Screen is proud to chart and showcase the Expressionist legacy of arguably the first horror film ever made - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
10 Oct – 6 Nov
Six Men Getting Sick (1967)
Made during Lynch’s second year in art college, the film consists of six animated loops on a sculptured screen made from casts of Lynch’s own head. Meant as an experiment to see if how his paintings could move, the film eventually became a precursor to the cult hit Eraserhead.
The Alphabet (1968)
Combining a mix of animation and live-action shots, this film was inspired by a child having a bad dream and reciting the alphabet in a tormented way mid-sleep – a symbolic expression of the fear of learning.
The Grandmother (1970)
Yet another animation/live-action cocktail of pallid horror, the story follows a young boy who ‘concocts’ a grandmother after suffering neglect and abuse from his own parents. The film that shot Lynch into superstardom in the indie filmmaking circles.
The Amputee, Version 1 and Version 2 (1974)
Shot while Eraserhead was in financial limbo and written with and starring Catherine Coulson – enigmatic Log Lady in Twin Peaks – The Amputee is a ‘mirror-image’ dual film consisting of two separate parts where a women attempts to write a letter while Lynch, who plays a nurse, tends to her amputated stumps.
Lumière: Premonitions Following an Evil Deed (1995)
In celebrating the first century of cinema, 40 acclaimed directors were asked to create short films with the Lumiere Brother’s hand-cranked camera. There were 3 rules - a single sequence-shot of 52 seconds; no synchronous sound and only three takes. Lynch took, morphed it, and the result – the most Lynchian thing ever made on screen!
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ArtScience on Screen: How Can I Tell I Miss You
The world has mysteriously fallen asleep. Traversing the borders between past, present, memory and consciousness, someone attempts to rouse it from its deep slumber – will she ever succeed? Don’t miss Eva Tang’s latest film commissioned for ArtScience On Screen.
Catch the livestream Q&A with Eva and her collaborators on the film, Renee Chua and Joe Ng on 26 August, 9pm!
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ARTSCIENCE LATE
ArtScience Late at Home with David Finnigan
You’re Safe Till 2024: Deep History, a performance project by writer-performer David Finnigan, is a deep time story about the massive changes taking place on our planet, placed against the story of an Australian family during the 2020 summer bushfires. The performance will be livestreamed on 17 September, 9pm in tandem with a Q&A session.
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Feeling the Future Talk with Richard Hassell
Titled Strange Times, WOHA’s proposal for Singapore for the year 2050 is presented in the form of a highly realistic newspaper from the future at 2219: Futures Imagined. Richard will talk about the emotions and humour this provocative piece of speculative realism was designed to elicit. Following his talk, Richard will also be participating in a Q&A moderated by Nina Ernst (Associate Director, Programmes).
