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Shadow Tamers: On the art of the pinscreen.

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Silvan Furlan Hall

Jacques Drouin next to the Épinette. © CNC Collections

An exhibition dedicated to Jacques Drouin (1943–2021).

This exhibition explores the unique animation technique invented in 1931 by Alexandre Alexeïeff and Claire Parker to bring shadows and engravings to life. Through historical materials, documents, and contemporary works, Shadow Tamers traces the journey of the pinscreen — from its invention in Paris to its creative legacy at the National Film Board of Canada and its revival in France and around the world today.

Alexandre Alexeïeff and Claire Parker during the making of the prologue to Three Moods
Alexandre Alexeïeff and Claire Parker during the making of the prologue to Three Moods (Prologue de Trois Thèmes, 1980). @ FRL productions
Details for the patent for "Cinégravure.
Details for the patent for “Cinégravure. © CNC Collections
A roler imprint on the pincsreen. A photogram from At the Pinboard (À propos de jivago) (1960).
A roler imprint on the pincsreen. A photogram from At the Pinboard (À propos de jivago) (1960). © CNC Collections