Talk by Aurélien Froment
“The man who saw the man who saw the man who saw the bear” (Chinese whispers, broken lines and second-hand stories) Aurélien Froment (Angers, 1976) is attempting to arrange his archives Summer 1999: Summer job at the cinema L’Épée de bois, Paris Documents relating to Werner Herzog — including plans for Molly Aida (Fitzcarraldo’s boat) — are found in the basement of the cinema 2000? Photos of the foundations of the tramway in Nantes Jan. 31st, 2002 On the way to Mulhouse, begin to think about remaking Fitzcarraldo in the Vosges Recall the plan of the boat in the basement of the cinema Finally, decide to remake the film as a model June 2002 Werner Herzog at the Musée des Beaux-arts, Mulhouse October 2002 Olivier and Monique at the opening of François Piron, Promotion, Espace Paul Ricard Christmas 2002 Viewing of the video made by Olivier and Monique on holiday in Peru Arcosanti break January 2006 Raphael Zarka, ‘Récurrences dérobées’, Bétonsalon, Paris Re-viewing of the video made by Olivier and Monique on holiday in Peru May 2007 Anna Johansson, ‘Une histoire à soi’, La Galerie, Noisy-le-Sec