In the background technicians are installing a prestigious exhibition, whilst a smartly dressed lady is guiding a group of people around a series of pristine white spaces, some of them filled with crates and wrapped-up paintings. Along the way she not only comments on the art but also reveals the building to her audience from a unique perspective. Describing interiors, great views and the city’s vibrant opportunities, the lady turns out to be an estate agent who is selling an up-market architectural proposal and a lifestyle that grafts the ‘value’ of art with its institutions. Moving through the labyrinthine building, she finds herself lost in narrow corridors and staircases. Meanwhile the future development projects itself into the group’s collective imagination, fed by the visionary architectural model on display.
Info
| Title | The Good Life (a guided tour) |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Good Life (a guided tour) |
| Original version | English |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Shorts |
| Year of production | 2009 |
Credits
| Cast | Carly Wijs |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Vermeir/Heiremans/Wijs |
| Editing | Amir Borenstein / Katleen Vermeir |
| Music | Justin Bennett |
Technical specs
| Running time film | 16' |
|---|---|
| Sound format | Stereo |
| Colour | Colour |
Partners
| Supported by | VAF |
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Festivals
2010: Loop Festival - The Platform for videoart (ESP) / Fundada Artists Film Festival (GBR) / Nam June Paik Art Center (KOR) / Caïro Video Festival (EGY)
The Good Life and Storyteller at Videonale 13
The installation version of The Good life (a guided tour), a video by Katleen Vermeir and Ronny Heiremans will be presented at Videonale 13 in the Kunstmuseum Bonn (14 April – 29 May). A second Flemish Videonale entry isStoryteller by Nicolas Provost. For the fest’s 13th edition, programmers screened over 1,700 submissions this year and invited around 50 artists for its official programme.
The Good Life was commissioned by the Arnolfini in Bristol, one of Europe’s leading centres for the contemporary Arts. The experimental film also screened at prestigious venues such as the Parisian Centre Pompidou (Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid) and the Frankfurter Kunstverein (exhibition ‘Notions of the Artist’). In The Good Life a smartly dressed lady is guiding a group of people around a series of pristine white spaces.
Last edited on 16 November 2011