Coming to the Barbican in November is a specially curated programme experimental films and spoken word looking at the human body as a place of pleasure, illness, and as a site for transcendental experiences.

Efforts of Nature VI is the sixth and final iteration of an expanded screening programme arranged by Morgan Quaintance, that both includes and expands from his film of the same name.

Altered Images: An Avant-Garde Film and Music Festival  In Collaboration with IKLECTIK

Expect cutting-edge art, live music and performances, art installations, delicious food stalls, and a vibrant, inclusive atmosphere. Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating avant-garde film and music.

Event Highlights:

7:00 PM Doors Open

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CineWave: Films with Live Experimental Scores
Experience cinematic magic as live musicians create unique soundscapes to complement stunning film projections.

"Intermittence penetrates to the very core of our being, and film vibrates in a way that is close to this core." In his book Devotional Cinema, filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky identifies the feeling of illness or health that follows experiencing certain films, and locates as the cause a film's ability to "mirror and realign our metabolism." For example, the intermittent quality of light in film projection is not unlike our natural vision or the way we experience life (with gaps and moments of the unknown).

Since the late 1980s, Matthias Müller has made some of the most important contributions to experimental cinema in Germany. Whether in his own work or in his collaboration with artist Christoph Girardet, which has grown since 1999: At the heart of this work is an exploration of appropriated footage, some found by chance and some elaborately researched and collected. Its origins range from Hollywood to home movies, from stock footage agencies to private chat rooms.