Alaric Hamacher, Cha Minchol and Sébastien Simon

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Alaric Hamacher, Cha Minchol and Sébastien Simon

Media Artistis

GEW

2023

CATEGORY

Docu-fiction

COUNTRY

Seoul

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Description

Even for a city which self-branded as “dynamic”, Busan in South Korea has recently been experiencing some radically abrupt changes, symbolized by the already-iconic Haeundae Blueline Park and LCT Towers. On a purely visual level, the strong horizontality of the train tracks and the imposing verticality of the tower appear as natural extensions of each other. Too-new in a neighborhood (Mipo-Dalmaji) which for decades had seen little development, these modern constructions stick out even more. Economically, they are accelerating the gentrification of this area, which is now essentially a giant photo-zone aimed at tourists, while sparking the ire of the local residents.

SYNOPSIS

A stranger arrives in a town called Mipo: here, urban development is accelerating the gentrification of that old fishing village located on the edge of Haeundae beach, in Busan city, South Korea.

Artist’s quote

Shooting in stereoscopic 3D seemed like the perfect format for this particular idea: by seemingly “detaching” layers within the image, it would reflect the fact that these various urban strata (the old neighborhood, the new buildings, the reconstruction sites) are forcibly superimposed on top of each other rather than harmoniously meshed together. Here, we thought, the characteristics of 3D images in terms of sensory perception would resonate with our core concept by finding meaningful ground within the social reality of Mipo-Dalmaji, and possibly turn the film into an emotional and poetic journey through this transforming area.

By also featuring images shot in Super 8mm, as well as early 20th-century Stereograph Cards, “The Old, The New and The Other” serves as a reflection on the passing of time both in regards to urbanism and to filmmaking techniques.

Executive producer: Cha Minchol
Director, writer, editor: Sébastien Simon
Director of photography & stereoscopy: Alaric Hamacher

Artworks

Year	Title	Description
2022	The Old, The New and The Other	Docu-fiction

Exhibitions

Year	Title	Country
2023	40th Busan International Short Film Festival. 부산국제단편영화제	(Korea)
2023	BITF Busan International Transmedia Forum	(Korea)
2023	Cine-club Kote Insadong	(Korea)
2023	12th International 3D-stereo Film Festival Moscow	(Russian Federation)
2023	39th Liquid Arts Open Stage Busan	(Korea)
2022	3rd Visioni Urbane. Beyond the Ideal City Bologna	(Italy)
2022	3rd Sinchon Image Festival.신촌이미지페스티벌	(Korea)
2022	14th Seoul International Architecture Film Festival. 서울국제건축영화제	(Korea)
2022	10th Festival Courantn3D Angoulême\| Special Mention for Stereoscopic Technique	(Korea)
2022	5th Jeonju International Short Film Festival. 전주국제단편영화제	(Korea)