Printemps de Cahors 1997 Explores Still vs. Moving Image

The 1997 edition of Le Printemps de Cahors, titled 'Une minute scénario,' explicitly referenced the video work of Fluxus artists Robert Filliou and Georges Brecht. The festival examined the relationship between still and moving images, encompassing photography, video, and cinema. While some works, such as those by Miltos Manetas, embraced new technologies, and others by Jack Pierson or Sam Samore were deemed decorative, many artists critically interrogated how still images gesture toward movement. Participants included Jenny Cage, Dana Hoye, Sarah Jones, and Lisa Post May, who explored the theme of 'nuit américaine,' and Yasumasa Morimura, who appropriated Hollywood cinematic codes. The event took place in Cahors, France, in 1997.