Drawing on Susana de Sousa Dias’ work with archive images, this masterclass reflects on cinematic forms capable of interrogating, displacing, and dismantling the regimes of visibility embedded within them.
From hidden, restricted, or forgotten archives, we have moved into a present shaped by continuous exposure, accelerated circulation, and the proliferation of images whose origins and authenticity have become increasingly unstable. Through films such as 48 and Fordlandia Malaise, the session will examine different approaches to working with archival images and testimonies, seeking to reveal not only what they show, but also what they conceal, exclude, or leave at the limits of the visible and the audible.
It is within this terrain that artificial intelligence introduces a new tension. What happens when a technology designed to repair, complete and render everything visible enters a field in which imperfections and absence constitute the historical and political substance of images and sounds?
This masterclass will be conducted in English and requires prior registration through a form to secure a seat. Admission is free, but a ticket must be collected in advance.
