An Academic Research Perspective on Archives and Curatorial Projects for Japanese Experimental Films

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00262
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01070:Theory of art practice-related
• Research Institution: Meiji Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: HIRASAWA Go 明治学院大学, 文学部, 研究員 (00573792)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 日本映画史 / 前衛芸術史 / フィルムアーカイブ / フィルムキュレーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on Japanese experimental film from the late 1950s to the early 1970s and developed a foundation for research not only through the development of film studies and cross-disciplinary research, but also by discovering unknown artists and works, restoring negatives and positives including digitization, preserving original and reproduction materials, and collecting related paper materials. In addition, through the practice of screening and exhibiting films with intermedia characteristics, we aimed for an academic examination of the methodology of film curation.
Over three years, while continuing the restoration, preservation, digitization, and material research, we conducted historical verification and presented the results of our research through exhibitions, screenings, and lectures in Japan, North America, Europe, and other countries.

Free Research Field

人文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

既存の映画研究とは異なったアーカイブ、キュレーション的な実践を基軸とした方法論を新たに提起すること で、日本実験映画の研究基盤を整備するとともに、修復保存、デジタル化、再制作された素材を用いた上映や展示を、国内外の大学、映像機関、美術館などで行うことで、国内のみならず国際的な、学術的のみならず社会的な関心も喚起した。