THE ROOF:
trace.ai<3
A selection of films curated by Oona Zyman
Wednesday, December 10th
7:30pm
FILM PROGRAM
index404: what marks paper?
trace.ai<3: touch.
index404: and film?
trace.ai<3: light&cha0s
The fourth edition of The ROOF presents trace.ai<3, a film program extending the concerns of Amorce – Paper, Index, Trace into moving images. From material mark-making to photographic imprint, we explore how film and code inherit the logic of the index — not simply showing reality but carrying its touch. Light and exposure remain the shared ground: from Brakhage’s sun-struck frames to livecoding’s real-time marks. In resonance with Hito Steyerl’s notion of the “poor image,” we follow traces that wander, compress, or misbehave technically.
The program gathers diverse works across media, including Lilith Grasmug’s new short Some Of You Fucked Eva (2025).
All films will be screened in English.
PROGRAMA DE CINE
index404: ¿qué marca el papel?
trace.ai<3: tocar.
index404: ¿y el cine?
trace.ai<3: luz & caos.
La cuarta edición de The ROOF presenta trace.ai<3, un programa de cine que extiende las preocupaciones de Amorce – Papel, Índice, Traza en imágenes en movimiento. Desde la creación de marcas materiales hasta la huella fotográfica, exploramos cómo el cine y el código heredan la lógica del índice — no simplemente mostrando la realidad, sino llevando su toque. La luz y la exposición siguen siendo el terreno común: desde los fotogramas deslumbrados por el sol de Brakhage hasta las marcas en tiempo real del livecoding. En resonancia con la noción de Hito Steyerl de la “imagen pobre”, seguimos trazas que vagan, comprimen o se comportan mal técnicamente.
El programa reúne diversas obras a través de los medios, incluyendo el nuevo cortometraje de Lilith Grasmug, Some Of You Fucked Eva (2025).
Todos los filmes se proyectarán en inglés.
Photo by Mafalda Rakoš, Courtesy of Oona Zyman
Oona Zyman is a curator and art historian based in Vienna and Mexico City, holding an MA in Film & Screen Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London. Her work focuses on archives and time-based media in contemporary exhibitions. She recently co-curated PEACE NOW (2024) for Salzkammergut 2024 with Peter Noever Studio, featuring 28 international artists like Marina Abramović and Jenny Holzer. Oona has worked at the VIENNALE Film Festival, Krobath Wien gallery, and TBA21, contributing to publications such as The Commissions Book (2020). She also develops independent projects, including a residency with Nicolás Paris in Bogotá (2017) and co-curating Vienna’s XX Art Flânerie Festival (2021).