COOK, EAT & CLEAN – Ritual of Disobedience 

SAT 21 NOV

Corners

Director: Derek Roberts

Format: Short Film

Duration: 10:10 min

Short description

Corners represents an attempt to interact with perpendicular obstacles throughout the city of Vienna. By filming and editing these sequences as we did, one can easily discern a certain flow as all of the elements are integrated into a cohesive challenge in maneuvering around, over, under, and through these temporary and permanent urban structures.

It offers a range of patterns, pace, texture, colour and contrast of a city that is well-built, but not to the point where one can´t shift the way that it is experienced. You have to learn how to appreciate and yield rewards from your city´s, often restrictive, infrastructure in a multitude of different ways. You have to refresh your perception of the function of your city. We believe that with a slight shift of one´s understanding, the city unfolds and offers plenty to play with. This is precisely what we have attempted to convey in this brief, exploratory film.

BIO

Derek Roberts (born 1978 in Birmingham, USA) is an artist and filmmaker based in Vienna. His work explores the creative possibilities of urban space through movement, performance, and playful interventions. In his short film Corners (2008), Roberts transforms the streets of Vienna into a dynamic landscape of obstacles, revealing alternative ways of engaging with the built environment.