Collage on Screen, an eclectic evening of moving images, is part of Kolaj Institute's Collage in Motion project, which explores collage and the moving image, a broad, loosely defined category that includes animations, film cut-ups, collage film, stop-motion, documentaries about collage artists, and other forms of media in which collage-as medium or genre-is present.
Part One is a collection of films curated by Kolaj Institute. Part Two features works made during Kolaj Institute's 2024 Collage on Screen Artist Residency, a five-week program designed to support artists who want to develop a practice that includes motion in their artmaking. The artists worked virtually over five weeks in Summer 2024 where they explored the history of collage on screen and the various ways that collage makes its way to the screen and how collage artists operate in the space of moving images and sound. They considered these ideas: "Unlike two-dimensional art, collage on screen is temporal art, meaning it moves through time. Because of this, viewers experience Collage on Screen not as a linear series of images but as an immersive experience." This residency asked, "How do we, as collage artists, make artwork that speaks to that?" Part Three will show two films by Montreal, Quebec Filmmaker Ric Kasini Kadour.
For the Collage in Motion project, Kolaj Institute sees its role as not one of defining "collage in motion" but as one of asking what "collage in motion" can be. The project manifests as articles in Kolaj Magazine, an online directory, workshops, residencies, and screenings. Artists with a practice of Collage in Motion are encouraged to submit to the online directory.