https://erikaroux.com erikaroux.com Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:59:41 +0000 https://erikaroux.com en https://erikaroux.com/Nav Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:59:36 +0000 erikaroux.com https://erikaroux.com/Nav Erika Roux InformationLe Galion en mode Révolution - publication Lowland Melodies, a Polder Western Scenes from the Polder Western - video installation Scenes from the Polder Western - publication Aujourd’hui on est là DifficultVanitasPetals in the Ring A Couple Things Balkon van Europa Playing the Father, the Son https://erikaroux.com/Aujourd-hui-on-est-la-2021 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:59:41 +0000 erikaroux.com https://erikaroux.com/Aujourd-hui-on-est-la-2021 <img width="6531" height="3674" width_o="6531" height_o="3674" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f6fb0964216561dcdbf48517a60110e695b84372ad87079972b83547de70496/photo-corrected.jpg" data-mid="153358840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f6fb0964216561dcdbf48517a60110e695b84372ad87079972b83547de70496/photo-corrected.jpg" /> In 2017, Erika Roux encountered the then nascent La Révolution est en marche (LREEM), a grassroots organization working toward social justice in Aulnay sous Bois, the Parisian banlieue where she grew up.What began as a request to observe and film them during private gatherings and public actions grew into an intimate bond. The past year she has accompanied the collective to rallies, protests, meetings, and assemblies as they sought to expand what was initiated as a Facebook page into a widespread social movement. LREEM’s members frequently use cellphone cameras to broadcast political objectives, record tense and impassioned street actions, or document the living conditions they seek to change. Roux’s own filmmaking captures many of these self-presentations, as well as generally off-camera, quieter moments of reflection among members in each other’s homes. Her latest video work 'Aujourd'hui, on est là' captures LREEM’s attempts to create a new political imaginary by bringing together underprivileged and under-represented communities nationwide. It documents various collective struggles, including the endeavor to gather signatures from 500 mayors across the country in order to make cofounder Hadama Traoré an eligible candidate in the 2022 presidential elections. Aujourd’hui, on est là three channel video installation 2021 with Hadama Traoré, Foucene Traoré, Cosimo Lisi, Nissa Abagli, David Fernandez, Omar N’Daye, Blaise Balmy, Sabrina Boussekine, Catherine Khyar, Brice Pengue,&nbsp;Belaïd Adour, Alexandra Antonio, Alia Abou, Liam Abou, Noah Abou, Eden Antonio, Mathieu Espagnet, Cheick Nguette, Sabah Duval, Adja Traoré English subtitles: Sophie Bates Sound mixing: Luisa Puterman Support from Stichting Niemeijer Fonds and Jan van Eyck Academy <img width="4678" height="3118" width_o="4678" height_o="3118" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46d00995f35827984af434a25ffcc3c1896a8823f46658ef51a1f64cbcb5eaa1/3.-Aujourd-hui-on-est-la--installation-view-Tale-of-a-Tub.jpg" data-mid="165394785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46d00995f35827984af434a25ffcc3c1896a8823f46658ef51a1f64cbcb5eaa1/3.-Aujourd-hui-on-est-la--installation-view-Tale-of-a-Tub.jpg" /> <img width="6509" height="3661" width_o="6509" height_o="3661" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5696a6e602c0e16e277b0267f7833f6836774b23166a25d799c4586a77d24813/erika_roux03_C6A0886.jpg" data-mid="165394823" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5696a6e602c0e16e277b0267f7833f6836774b23166a25d799c4586a77d24813/erika_roux03_C6A0886.jpg" /> https://erikaroux.com/Difficult-1 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:33:12 +0000 erikaroux.com https://erikaroux.com/Difficult-1 Difficult Difficult focuses on an all female music band named DIFFICULT. This video uses a documentary approach relating the musical practice of the band within the safe space of the rehearsal studio.The band is composed of untrained musicians; they embrace on stage and in their composition their amateurism by making the cracks, hesitations and mistakes visible to the audience which destabilizes a traditional understanding of music making and virtuosity. This video looks at how nuanced and unassertive modes of being can carry a powerful and subversive potential; in DIFFICULT's case I perceive it as an empowering feminist gesture.The footages are mainly composed of the bands developing process of composing songs. The songs are composed through improvisation and jamming, the lyrics are glimpses of their personal communal experiences. Focusing on their musical process unfolding in front of the camera, the viewer is invited to look at a vulnerable but generative situation. Non-verbal communication, musical elements, empathy and affect are intertwined, revealing many complexities that the resulting music track won’t ever expose. HD video, 46'46", 2021 With: Tracy Hanna, Eothen Stearn and Kari Robertson Color grading: Marta Hryniuk Supported by Stichting Niemeijer Fonds