Light Cone presents the 11th edition of Scratch Expanded (Paris 13th), a biennial event dedicated to expanded cinema – a cinematic form that breaks free from traditional theatrical projection, bringing together various moving image practices such as multi-screen projection, performance, and installation.

The various techniques and devices highlighted in this edition (35mm projector, slides, cathode ray tube, “archeoscope”, stroboscopic light, etc.) will allow for a great diversity of cinematic experiences with a common interest in deconstructing the original medium.

From the reenactment of a pioneering expanded cinema work conceived in the 1950s to contemporary reflexions on pre-cinema technologies, this edition’s guest artists explore different facets of the powers of the cinematic apparatus. In parallel, open-air screenings of 16mm and 35mm films will take place in the Voûtes garden.

Open Air 16mm and 35mm screening will include Barbara Hammer’s “HAIRCUT.” (1978 / 16mm / color / silent / 4′ 40)