Known for his dream-like, intoxicating universe, artist Shiro Takatani (1963 – ) passionately explores the origins of matter, from infinitesimal plankton to our immense star system. In this magnificent, poetic documentary, Takatani teams up with his closest collaborators, including composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, to celebrate his relationship with art and his eclectic oeuvre, ranging from dance and theatre to installations. He expresses himself simply and powerfully on his two great themes: nature and technology.
| Director | Giulio Boato |
| Artist | Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shiro Takatani |
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Image tirée du film Shiro Takatani, entre nature et technologie // Image from the film Shiro Takatani, Between Nature and Technology
Image tirée du film Shiro Takatani, entre nature et technologie // Image from the film Shiro Takatani, Between Nature and Technology
Image tirée du film Shiro Takatani, entre nature et technologie // Image from the film Shiro Takatani, Between Nature and Technology
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Giulio Boato
Giulio Boato studied performing arts at the universities of Venice, Bologna, Bordeaux and Paris, and he now lives between Italy and France. In 2015, he directed his first documentary: a portrait of the controversial artist Jan Fabre, which won the award for best film on art at the Conversazioni video festival in Rome. He continued his collaboration with Fabre by making two short films about his Italian exhibitions Among Spiritual Guards (Florence, 2016) and Glass and Bones. In 2018, Giulio Boato presented THEATRON, a film about Italian director Romeo Castellucci, in New York, which won Best Feature Documentary in London at the New Renaissance Film Festival and Best Performance Film in Los Angeles at the Fine Arts Films Festival. In 2019, he released Shiro Takatani, between nature and technology selected in competition at the 2019 International Art Film Festival, Master of Art Film Festival 2020 (Sofia) and screened in Italian premiere at Romaeuropa Festival, introduced by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. At the same festival he presented Rivale, a film-opera with music by Lucia Ronchetti. With Lorenzo Danesin, he directed L’uomo che cammina, an immersive video-installation based on the homonymous landscape performance by DOM‑, selected in competition at the International Art Film Festival in 2021.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
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Trenodia (2019); Rivale (2019); L’uomo che cammina (2019); Shiro Takatani, entre nature et technologie (2018); Ragazzi (2018); Glass and Bones (2017); THEATRON. Romeo Castellucci (2017); Among Spiritual Guards (2016); Surrender (2016); Jan Fabre. Beyond the artist (2014−2015); Bionet (2014)
