20/20 Vision

Curator Inge Coolsaet’s argos programme “War Is Not Over” surveys polymorphic responses to some of the major historical conflicts still haunting the West, hybridising once more the space between war and spectacle, reality and fiction—an opportunity for distraction, if not reflection, before we turn to the news cycle again.

In “solitude au masculin”, curated by Inge Coolsaet for argos, the emotional struggles of men passed down from generation to generation are observed through the queer and feminist lenses of three films, spanning from the 90s through today. The internal battles of the characters reveal discrepancies, conflicting masculinities, and a distressing solitude. Savina Petkova unravels a tale of longing throughout the short film programme.

Curated by Inge Coolsaet for argos, the short film programme “Sensitive Content” probes the uneasy politics of visibility in a world rocked by mass unrest and censorship, where the abundance of irrefutable evidence clashes against technologies of repression. Since the advent of the smartphone in the early 2010s, the camera has become a cyborgian extension of the body.

Curated by Inge Coolsaet for argos, the short film programme “Why Don’t the Cops Fight Each Other?” responds to the ever-present police brutality by rejecting futile rhetoric and underlining the urgency and affective power of audio-visual art. This potentially intimidating viewing experience may unsettle viewers’ expectations, but it can also transform the apathetic spectator into an active, reflexive watcher.