Starting from Scratch V: Filmische Materie by Schmelzdahin and Jürgen Reble   FS-2006

The Schmelzdahin Collective (Jochen Lempert, Jürgen Reble and Jochen Müller) from Bonn was very active in the period 1983-1989. Their no-nonsense approach to film material is still appealing. Films were buried, drowned or hung in a tree to allow the elements to do their work: In their vision, this is a purifying effect, as a result of which the film acquires a new reality that replaces the original, coloured illusion.

Weltenempfänger

Schmelzdahin, 1985, Germany, 5 min.
15 Tage Fieber

15 Tage Fieber

Schmelzdahin, 1989, Germany, 15 min.
Aus den Algen

Aus den Algen

Schmelzdahin, 1986, Germany, 10 min.
Stadt in Flammen

Stadt in Flammen

Schmelzdahin, 1984, Germany, 5 min.
Yamanoto Lightblast

Yamanoto Lightblast

Jürgen Reble, 2005, Germany, 19 min.