Synopsis FELLINI FELLING:
FELLINI FELLING is a 6-minute film produced in Denmark by the SUPERCOLLAGE collective, based on Sergei Sviatchenko’s artist book collage series of the same name, which was inspired by Fellini’s famous film, 8 1/2.
Liberating itself from traditional frameworks, blending inner movement with performative acts, it presents viewers with an uninhibited mirror into the depths of a dancing reality.
FELLINI FELLING' forges its own vibrant version of moving images, daring to invent a language that draws inspiration from Tarkovsky and Fellini classics, but has it’s own loving face.
"It's this unreachable feeling of an expressive art form, which opens up to everyone who becomes amazed of the transparency of feelings through the own age periods. The touch of time make us vulnerable by mixing the moments connected to different events in our life. Like a puzzle covered by glass, who's reflection changes and that leaves us with "a felling" of a phantasmagorical world.“ - Sergei Sviatchenko
BIO / ABOUT:
SUPERCOLLAGE
Super Collage is a collective that embodies a fluid community model. With each member bringing unique skills and talents to the table, we assemble them together, using the metaform of a collage guided by Sergei Sviatchenko's LESS principles.
It’s current members are:
SERGEI SVIATCHENKO
Sviatchenko (b. 1952) is one of todays most influential collage artists. His oeuvre cuts through the boundaries of traditional and contemporary visuals, merging pop culture with politics, history, science and architecture.
Growing up in the Ukraine in 1960s, SVIATCHENKO witnessed first-hand the revolutionary shifts in global society and contemporary culture. From Khrushchev's tomb to Gorbachev's new openness and the fall of the Wall, and the revolutionary extension of the West, bringing with it a new flourish of pop culture and artistic expression. In SVIATCHENKO's work we see the reflections of decades of artistic exploration. From the World War I, Dadaism, Surrealism, Soviet Avant-Garde, Constructivism and the 1960s American Expressionists and Pop music, and the films of director Andrei Tarkovsky.
A provocateur in the world of contemporary art, SVIATCHENKO's collages and paintings have been exhibited in Denmark, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, France, England, Canada, and the USA and featured in celebrated magazines such as Dazed & Confused, AnOther, Kilimanjaro, Varoom, Elephant, This is a magazine, Rojo, Viewpoint and Blueprint.
He is also the founder and editor of online photography proiect "Close Up and Private" which looks to capture the discourse between clothing, fashion and image. SVIATCHENKO has completed maior commissions for companies in Denmark such as Jyske Bank, Silkeborg, Aalborg University in Copenhagen, Poul Due Jensen Academy, Grundfos, and Magasin du Nord, Copenhagen.
His work has been published in monographs including Sergei Sviatchenko: Collages by Rick Poynor (Schlebrügge, Vienna, 2014), Everything Goes Right and Left if You Want it. Art by Sergei Sviatchenko (Gestalten, Berlin, 2012), and Sergei Sviatchenko: I AM COLLAGE, (Lindhardt & Ringhof, Denmark
2018).
Fave Dowling
Curator and Editor, London
KONSTANTIN SCHIMANOWSKI
Konstantin Schimanowski is a musician, sound artist, and composer whose work bridges the realms of nature and technology. Known for his innovative projects, he explores themes of environmental and cultural interconnection through sound installations, music, and essays. His critically acclaimed mini-album VAILA and sound installations like REV REVO: Revolution Rain and Gartensang have been exhibited in prominent venues, including the Museum Mies van der Rohe Haus. Konstantin’s creations encourage a reconnection between a synthetic and a natural „spirit“, blending modern technology with newly developed forms of nature rituals. His work has garnered attention from publications such as Rolling Stone France and Tsugi Mag.
NORIKO OKAKU
Based in London and Kyoto, Okaku explores the laws and transcendent forces that shape the world. Integrating theoretical frameworks from philosophy, religious studies, quantum mechanics, and information thermodynamics with myths, legends, and occult folklore, she combines collage, animation, VR, and AI technologies and performance to create works that encourage active participation from the audience and present diverse perspectives.
Her notable exhibitions and performances include "#Spread" (Towada Art Center, 2024), "THAT LONG MOONLESS CHASE" (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 2023), "VOCA 2019" (Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo), and "The Interpreter" (QUAD, UK, 2015). Her awards include a nomination for the International Competition at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (2016) and the Best Music Video Award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (2011).