简介：法国实验短片女导演CaroleArcega作品。收录于LOWWAVE厂牌2007年法国当代实验影像合辑DVD中。 Macula2004-16mm-Black&white soundtrack:SebastienCros Themaculaiscommonlyknownastheyellowspot,locatednearthecenteroftheretinaatwhichvisualperceptionisthemostacute.Aphotosensitivebodyrisesfromshadowtoburnoutinlight.Skin(peau/pelis/pellicula)emulsionsensitivetothisworld,undergoingdifferentplasticstagesuntilitsfinalfusionwiththefilm. Washedout,scrubbedandscrappd,painted,dazzeled,itispushedtosaturationinordertoaccomplishitsverylastcinematographicmutation.Thebodyalters,takinganewform,inextricablefromthefilmicmatter.Thestoryofthemutationwherenoonecouldfigurewhichturnedintowhat,didtheartistbecomethefilmmaterial,thepellis,thepeculla?Orisittheotherwayaround,photosensitivebeingoralivefilmicmembrane? http://carolearcega.wordpress.com/ CaroleArcega’sworkisahybridmixtureofexperimentalfilm,videoart,artinstallations,andperformances.Forthepasttenyearsshe’sbeenanactivecontributortotheFrenchexperimentalscene. Todaysherepresentsanewwaveofcorporalcinema.Herfilmshavebeenscreenedatanumberofcinemasandculturalvenuesaroundtheworld(CotéCourtFestival,FestivalTousCourtsd’Aix-en-Provence,LaMénageriedeVerre,ThePompidouCenter,Italy,Canada,Serbia…). Sheteachesexperimentalfilmtoyouthandadults(LycéeLouisLumière,laFemis,Ecolesupérieuredel’ImagedePoitiers…)throughhands-onworkshops,conferences,screeningsandtheoreticalcourses. Inherroleasaculturalengineer,CaroleArcegawaspresidentofthefilmco-opl’Etnawhoseobjectiveistopromotecinemaresearchandexperimentation.Shewasalsotheco-founderofLabelOmbresandregularlycollaborateswiththeLSRHlaboratoryforhumanitiesresearch.…