Constellations Part 1: Projections

Overview

Projection is of primary interest in Constellations, which begins at a defunct 1960’s planetarium in Canada named after Queen Elizabeth II. A planetarium is, put simply, a domed surface upon which to project a representation of the cosmos for entertainment and educational purposes. In its exploration of projection as a both a delivery system for moving images and psychological process of imposing the internal on the external, Constellations follows the history of film projection, visiting La Ciotât, where the Lumière Brothers first projected their films, as well as the Cannes red carpet where tourists pose and imitate the “stars,” and finally, virtual spaces where individual identities and desires play out in ways that are both infinitesimal and infinite

Genres: Documentary

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