Applying liberated space
The architect’s alphabet, a spatial vocabulary.
A brain storming session & interview recorded by the end of May 1977 at Cherica’s home, Diest, Belgium.
Voices: Gordon Matta-Clark, Cherica Convents and François Vereesen (Gordon’s personal assistant for the Office Baroque project in Antwerp).
This tape was recorded some days after the Antwerp city counsil forbade the original spherical approach...
Reconstruction of Crane Ballet
Reconstruction around the Crane Ballet project, based on original sound fragments from Gordon Matta-Clark.
This project was initially planned for September 1977. It consisted of lifting a net structure with several harbour cranes, in the old industrial port of Antwerp, next to the Scheldt River and close to the city centre. The net structure would...
Introduction by Cherica Convents
“At the end of the day, you made three documentaries about Gordon Matta-Clark!” (Harold Berg/collector)
OFFICE BAROQUE
1977-78 – 16 mm, edited version of the original A/B rolls, restored and digitized in 2012 – 42 min.
MY SUMMER ‘77 WITH GORDON MATTA-CLARK
2012 – based upon original 16mm ‘rest rushes’ (so far unused images) and sound around Office Baroque,...
