Hisae Ikenaga,
Paula Onet
Soft Dissection
05.12.25 – 06.12.25
Visual artist Hisae Ikenaga and filmmaker Paula Onet are looking for volunteers for their film Soft Dissection!
The short film (estimation 5 minutes) will be shot in the Cirque auditorium of KASK School of Arts, the twin space of KIOSK’s exhibition space. The aim is to film a scene where teachers manipulate fresh porcelain with four main ceramic techniques to make visceral and anatomical models. They will give one of these objects to each student, who will draw them carefully, as a way of documenting the object - like in the old times. At the end of the film, the drawings will be burnt in a kiln, as if there were ceramic works.
Synopsis
Soft Dissection is a short fiction film made with non-actors, exploring the layers of memory of the old anatomical theater of KASK School of Arts Ghent (between medical and art school). Strange objects made of ceramic, similar to body organs, are created, studied and drawn in what seems to be a learning class. The repetitive gestures are ritualised, in a mysterious yet ordinary ambiance.
We are looking for:
- 5 students, with knowledge of modeling techniques (preferably)
- 12 students with knowledge of drawing
- one sound assistant
- one camera assistant
Dates
- Friday 05.12.2025, 12:00-16:30
- Saturday 06.12.2025, 10:00-15:30
What we can offer
- The fee of participation will be 60 €/day.
- Lunch will be provided on Friday and Saturday
What the artists are looking for
"The people involved will wear white lab coats, masks, a cap, latex gloves and a headlamp. Two students (modeling technique) will wear small cameras on their forehead, filming the experiment.
The atmosphere is unusual, the actions seem to belong neither to medicine, nor to art. We want the viewer to feel confusion about what is happening in this learning class - especially at the beginning but it's a feeling that will continue till the end of the film. People watching this film might ask themselves: is it a medical school where they draw body organs or is it an art class? Why do ceramics have these visceral anatomical shapes?
The people in the classroom seem to know very well what they are doing, everyone does it without any verbal explanation. There is no dialogue in the film, some gestures can be made by teachers to explain things (to be discussed on spot)."
Interested?
Send an email to sara.plantefevecastryck@hogent.be and mention which role you’d like to take on.
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