On the occasion of the exhibition Phil Solomon: Archaeology in Reverse, to open 13 July at the Hansen Art and Media Center in Jerusalem, Solomon’s oeuvre will be addressed and contextualized in a symposium on the intersection between gaming and experimental cinema. The will take place on 15 July with a participation of game designers alongside academics in the fields of experimental cinema, game design, and digital culture.  

14:00 Hava Aldouby, “Phil Solomon: Archeology in Reverse, an Introduction”

14:45 Session I Narrative: Open Code

Chair: Ronen Leibman

Participants: Shalev Moran, Guy Olmer, Vered Pnueli, Eitan Mejar

16:30 Coffee break

17:00 Session II Manipulations of Time and Place in Experimental Cinema

Chair: Diego Rotman

Participants: Chen Sheinberg, Ori Levin, Hava Aldouby

19:45 Screening five films of Phil Solomon at the Cinematheque. For more information press here.

The symposium is a collaboration between Mamuta, Hansen House, Bezalel College of Art and Design, and Da’at Hamakom- Center for the Study of Cultures of Place in Jewish Modernity.