The filmmaker combined film and contemporary history in five chapters and an epilogue to create an associative collage. The exhibition Sentiments, Signes, Passions is conceived by Fabrice Aragno, filmmaker and longtime collaborator of Godard. It takes up the division of Le livre d’image into chapters, further fragmenting the parts of the work and unfurling them in space. The dynamic projection breaks with the chronological form of a film screening. Across forty screens, the audience can give free rein to associations and pursue their own visual lines of sight.
This internationally acclaimed project offers a rare window into the creative world of Jean-Luc Godard, inviting visitors to step inside the mind of one of cinema’s most influential figures. Deeply respectful of his mentor, Aragno travels the world with each time a different version of the installation. For Film Fest Gent he adds a new component, documenting Godard’s personal workspace: Et la nuit le jour.