Cézanne (Luke Fowler, 2019) (Patreon)

Live from Aix-en-Provence comes an unusual new film from Luke Fowler. Although his work tends to be discursive in its exploration of cultural history, here he lets the images do the talking, using his camera like a paintbrush to explore a complex dichotomy. The abundant flora, the quality of light, and of course the triumphant Mt. Saint-Victoire, all remain as Cézanne found them over 125 years ago. But around those elements has sprouted a commercialized Cézanne industry – tours, posters, cafés, and enough postcards to fill Bibémus Quarry. Fowler explores this conundrum cinematically, using gesture and superimposition to generate a play between flatness and depth. What could be more fitting?