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Intimate Canvas
A film by Yves Mora
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SYNOPSIS
Tattoo artists Jef and Kostek know that there is more to tattooing than letting needles push ink through a maze
of skin-deep furrows.
As we follow them on their journeys, we partake in the intimacy of tattoo sessions that involve listening time,
exchanges and emotions.
Jef and Kostek bridge the gap between art life and daily life; they revisit the relationship to the Other, to the
body, and between bodies.
The outcome is a motley fresco, heralded across the world from one skin to the next, conveying dreams and
freedom.
The film trails a nomadic work of art, grafted on human canvas―a touchingly human encounter.
Shot in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Athens, Prague, Oslo, Bergen, Stockholm…
Director’s word
I’d never been attracted by tattooing, and by and
large body modifications in general had always felt
rather repulsive to me. My only connexion to the
world of tattoos was the number tattooed on my
father’s forearm, which reminded him, his family
and anyone setting eyes on it of the worst, most
horrifying period of 20th century history.
However, during a summer courses in Berlin three
years ago, as warm weather got everyone to uncover
themselves, me and my friend fell in love with the
tattoos covering people’s shoulders, arms, calves,
necks and backs; large and small, men and women,
all sorts of people. We’d never noticed it in Brussels
or Paris, where tattoos were a rarity. In Berlin, we
were swept off our feet, and a few months later we
had made our decision – without really knowing
why. Then came the question: what kind of tattoo
should we get? They’re for life…
I didn’t want a message, or any sign or symbol.
Going through a good number of tattoo magazines, I
realized that there was very little in there that I liked,
and nothing that would want on my skin.
Then one day I heard about Yann Black and the
Boucherie Moderne. Their concept is to draw unique
tattoos, each designed as an individual artwork.
After an internet tour of Kostek and Jef’s work,
uncertain of which I liked best, I contacted the
Boucherie Moderne. Kostek suggested that I could
get two tattoos, a collaboration between himself and
Jef. I realized that they’re close friends, with their
own methods and styles but with an artistic
connection that enticed me.
I spent two wonderful days with them while getting
myself tattooed, and I got a glimpse of two
extraordinary men, both personally and artistically.
I felt myself forming a connection with them, an
exchange; getting a tattoo from Kostek and Jef
involves a lot more than letting their needles push
ink through one’s skin.
I’ll keep it short, but I realized during Kostek’s
session that my tattoo was the first true act of
freedom I allowed myself with my own body.
Freedom to change its appearance, to create a new
connexion between me and others.
In Jef, I discovered a very contradictory character,
earnest and with a kind of ethical purity that reacts
poorly to any divergence from the most respectful
and honest of human relationships. Anything that
pushes the boundaries (in his opinion) will rouse his
anger and launch him in a political theory tirade on
modern society. Despite this, he’s very endearing,
with his slang-peppered speech which hints at his
background. During Jef’s session, I learned a bit
about his past, Kostek’s past, and about Fred le
Maton, a sort of Tournaisian Begbie seemingly out
of a psychological thriller full of twists.
So many things happened in those two days of
tattooing, I was so amazed by the depth of Jef and
Kostek, and I was so delighted to be tattooed that I
wanted to learn more about their universe. I wanted
to share my discoveries, their unique approach in the
world of tattoos, and as citizens in the public sphere.
In this movie, as we follow Jef and Kostek, I want to
show the genesis of artworks that will spread
throughout the world, alter bodies and the
relationships between them, and, like all art or
culture, enhance human consciousness.
My drive to make this film is also related to my
pathway through life. It is a continuation of my life
experience, as I explore an environment to which I
belong – somewhat – but which remains a mystery
to unravel. By making this film, I also want to share
this rather spiritual encounter, as I can sense the
appeal, wariness, fascination, fears and desires…
Yves Mora
DATA SHEET
Ultimate Canvas
Documentary - 72 min - HD
Support : Blu ray - DVD - Fichier HD - Beta dig.
Année de production : fin 2013
Director
Yves Mora
Photography
Yves Mora
Marc Ridley
Sound
Philippe Sellier
Olivier Philippart
Editing
Virginie Messiaen
Color Grading
Stéphan Higelin
Sound Editing
Olivier Mortier
Music
Tattoo Noise Act
Producer
Triangle7 - Philippe Sellier
En coproduction avec
RTBF - Unité de Programmes Documentaires
WIP - Wallonie Image Production
avec l'aide du Centre du Cinéma
et de l'Audiovisuel
de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et de VOO
DIRECTOR
Yves Mora
Yves Mora has been working in the world of contemporary performance art (dance and theatre)
since the mid-80s, first as a composer-musician with his cello, then as an instrumental and
acousmatic composer.
From 1996 to 2001, he worked with the choreographer Loulou Omer to create four performances
that showcase a comprehensive study of the connections between music and dance.
From 1999, he specialized in multimedia creation for contemporary dance and theatre. He directs
movies of performances and concerts. In 2004, he created Mona XY, a show that includes music,
dance and videos and was played in Mons (as part of the biennial Charleroi-Danse) and in Paris.
As a composer, he worked with the ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, the Centre Henri Pousseur, Ars
Musica…
He worked with the following stage directors and choreographers, among others: Anne Huart,
Sophie Ré, Giacoppo Godoni, Irène Kalbush, Jacques Deglas, Thierry Debroux, Julien Roy, Eve
Bonfanti, Stéphane Oertli, Charlie Degotte, Ivo Krobott, Olivier Van Maelderghem, Laurence Vielle,
Erika Zueneli, Kyung a Ryu, Flavia Wanderley, Thomas Israël…
He is the author of several experimental short films, a documentary shot in Romania on the Taraf
de Haïdouks (2007) and a short documentary on the work of Baudouin de Jaer. Since 2002, he
teaches multimedia courses at the Maison de la Création.
Since 2009, he devoted himself to the direction of documentaries.
“Quand Charleroi danse” has received support from of Charleroi-Danses, RTBF, and ARTE
Belgique. It was broadcasted on November 24 and 30, 2009, and on December 5, 2009, in the
program “Quai des Belges”.
“Rockerill: Reckindling the Fire” (Rockerill – Le passage du feu) was broadcasted on La Deux
and Arte Belgique on June 1 and 5, 2011, and in the Ciné Le Parc in Charleroi. It won the Material
Culture and Archaeology Film Prize at the 13th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film,
2013.
“Ultimate Canvas” (La peau de l’autre) is in post-production and will be released late 2013.
PRODUCER
Philippe Sellier
Born in 1961 in Bujumbura, Burundi, he spends his early years wandering through Africa, finds himself in
Belgium in 1979, studies Art of Communication at Louvain-la-Neuve and gets his degree in 1984. He
experiments with different mediums: music, television, fiction, advertisement, documentary and corporate
communication. At the same time, he travels, gets involved, codirects, coproduces, communicates, directs, and
finally produces. (And he’s ready to move on any time.)
Lecturer at the Institut Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (audio department) since 1999.
Associate administrator of TRIANGLE7 since its establishment in 1987.
Hobby cook, outdoor enthusiast, family man for both the Sellier and the Triangle7 families, ever-curious and
hyperactive – take it or leave it! Speaks French, understands Swahili and Dutch, can handle English, and
dabbles in a few other European languages.
TV shows
Quai des Belges, presended by Hadja Lahbib, currently in its 8th season
Broadcasted on Arte Belgique and La Deux .Mensuel de 90‘ Prod : Novak, Triangle7, RTBF
Vlaamse Kaai, presented by Hadja Lahbib and Stephan Hertmans, currently in its 3rd season
Broadcasted on Arte Belgique and La Deux . Mensuel de 90‘ Prod : Novak, Triangle7, RTBF
Documentaries
Men@War, directed by Peter Anger (being written)
Le pouvoir des rêves, directed by François-Xavier De Ruydts (being written)
Une économie malade de son industrie, suggested by Françoise Gillain (being written)
Ruptures, 6 docs being written, with Yéléma Prod, and Patrick de Lamalle, supported by the DGD
La peau de l’autre, directed by Y.Mora Prod: Triangle7, FWB, WIP, 73’
L’Ardennais, directed by Peter Anger Prod: Triangle7, RTBF, 52’
20 ans de Francofolies, directed by T.Cortier Prod : Triangle7, RTBF, Belgo, 5 x 40′
Les Borlée, une affaire de famille, directed by Ph. Sellier Prod : Triangle7, RTBF, Dream,52’
La Stratégie Borlée, directed by Philippe Sellier Prod : Triangle7, RTBF, Dream Family, 26’
Aimons les étoiles, directed by Serge Bergli - Prod: Triangle7, RTBF, Belgomania, 52’
Altissimo, 2012 réalisé par Peter Anger Prod: Triangle7, RTBF, 52’
Justice Amère, directed by Patrick Remacle Prod: Triangle7, RTBF, 52’
Belgique Sauvage, a film by Eric Heymans Prod: Triangle7, ARTE, RTBF, 40’ & 52’
Marc Moulin, Comme à la radio, by Serge Bergli Prod: Triangle7, RTBF, 52′
ULB, université rebelle, by Patrick de Lamalle Prod: Triangle7, RTBF, 60′
Jusqu’au bout du rêve, by E. Burdot et Th. Dory
Prod: Triangle7, RTBF,CFWB, HDCam 52′
Vague à l’âme by Edith Van Hove Prod : Triangle 7, RTBF, HDV 52′
Ciel un Bébé, by Dominique Volkrik Prod: Triangle7, RTL TVI, 52′
L’Avocat du Diable, by Alain Hertoghe Prod: Triangle7, Doc en Stock, RTL TV, 52′