BEYOND INFINITY (2017)
by Pietro Reviglio
(4K, fulldome)
UK / Italy, 20 minutes
A journey through painting and space and a piece of experimental filmmaking, Beyond Infinity mixes visual abstraction, a haunting musical score by musicians Nazar Rybak, Jack White and Jon Wright, and 360 degree projection to take the viewer beyond the boundaries of the cosmos into the parallel world of artistic creation.
Bringing together cosmology, painting and cutting-edge fulldome cinematic technology, the film reflects on the physical universe, its dark side, and the world of imagination, focusing on the pictorial act and the formation of physical structures. It brings painting into full-dome cinema to challenge and push the traditional usage of the two media.
Pietro Reviglio has worked extensively with painting, photography and experimental filmmaking, exhibiting internationally and focusing on the topic of darkness, both as a cosmological and a mental entity. His work is held in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Albright-Knox Gallery, Tate Britain, Columbia University, among the others. In this project he draws from his background in astrophysics (Columbia University, Ph.D., 2008) and furthers his investigation of the cosmos from an artistic point of view.
Beyond Infinity world premiere was held at Infini.to - Turin's Planetarium and Museum of Astronomy and Space in November 2017, which provided technical support in making it. It has then been selected for the IFF17 Immersive Film Festival (Portugal), the IPS18 Dome Film Festival at Citè de l'Espace of Toulouse (France), the 6th Beijing International Science and Technology Film Festival.
SCREENINGS AND FESTIVALS
>> Official Selection 6th Beijing International Science and Technology Film Festival, Beijing Planetarium, China
>> Official Selection IPS18 Dome Film Festival, Toulouse, France, June 2018
>> Official Selection IFF '17 Immersive Film Festival, Centro Multimeios de Espinho, Portugal, December 3, 2017
>> World premiere at Turin Planetarium / Museum of Astronomy and Space, Italy on November 3, 2017, following the discussion "Beyond Infinity: dialog between Art and Science" with Prof. A. Diaferio (University of Turin) and Pietro Reviglio.
MORE INFO
-ArtSpeak interview on Beyond Infinity airing on several London radios: here (from min. 47)
-Frisbee - intervista 2/1/2018
LICENSING
For film licensing and further information please send a note to: reviglio.unlimited@gmail.com
To buy original prints or posters click here
email: reviglio.unlimited@gmail.com for details.
IMAGES FROM THE IPS18 Festival - Citè de l'Espace Planetarium, Toulouse.
Photo Credit: Natalia Lagueny.
IMAGES FROM THE 6th BISTFF Festival - Beijing Planetarium - China (Pechino)
