Arthur and Corinne Cantrill, Light Years

ACMI,  Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne

Arthur and Corinne Cantrill have been making films together for over fifty years. As pioneering avant-garde filmmakers, they have worked with unwavering passion and focus, creating a body of work that remains intriguing, authentic and utterly original. Light Yearscelebrates the remarkable career of these singular Australian artists.

This exhibition includes a selection of films transferred from 16mm to digital video, along with notes and artifacts used by the Cantrills in the creation of their work. It also provides an overview of the Cantrill's extensive international screening history, through flyers, posters, press clippings and photographs; from New York's MoMA to the Melbourne Super 8 Group.

Curated by Fiona Trigg
Photography Mark Ashkanasy

March 8 - June 5 2011