Bangkok Post – A Joycean nightmare

Filmmaker Michel Auder is showcasing a selection of his works at Bangkok Kunsthalle which is on display from now until Feb 11.

Born in France in 1944, Auder has been creating experimental movies and video art since the late 1960s. He is a poet of visual observation — his films bear an affinity to literary forms and can best be described as filmic poetry. He is known for his non-linear and non-narrative style, capturing his life and the lives of those around him in an intimate and fragmented manner.

Auder’s work often blurs the lines between art, documentation and personal narrative, the diaristic and oneiric. Throughout his career, he has produced a significant body of work ranging from fictional narratives to personal documentaries. Auder’s early adoption of the portable video camera allowed him to document the everyday phenomena of his own private experiences, with…