Megalodemocrat: The Public Art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Benjamin Duffield
Award for Best Canadian Film, FIFA 2018
What place does art have in people’s daily lives? That is the question which Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer asks. In developing his acoustic environments, his light shows, and his interactive projections on five continents, which won him two BAFTA Awards, a Bauhaus Award, and a Governor General Award, he uses technology to gather people and transform them into actors for social change. Filmed over 10 years in 25 cities around the globe, this film paints a picture of his approach and contagious enthusiasm when it comes to transforming the urban landscape into a work of art for all to see, from Vancouver to Rotterdam to New York.
What place does art have in people’s daily lives? That is the question which Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer asks. In developing his acoustic environments, his light shows, and his interactive projections on five continents, which won him two BAFTA Awards, a Bauhaus Award, and a Governor General Award, he uses technology to gather people and transform them into actors for social change. Filmed over 10 years in 25 cities around the globe, this film paints a picture of his approach and contagious enthusiasm when it comes to transforming the urban landscape into a work of art for all to see, from Vancouver to Rotterdam to New York.
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Last update in March 2018
SXSW, United-States (2018)
Hot Docs, Ontario, Canada (2018)
Last update in March 2018
| Director | Benjamin Duffield |
| Editing | Benjamin Duffield |
| Cinematography | Geoffroy Beauchemin, Benjamin Duffield, Ian Kerr, François Vincelette |
| Animation | Cy Rendon |
Sessions
• Monument-National
Thursday, march 08, 2018, 07:30 p.m. — 09:00 p.m.
• Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Sunday, march 18, 2018, 03:00 p.m. — 04:45 p.m.
Production
