Mute Shoot
DIRECTORS: James Willis and Ricardo Lemos
PRODUCER: James Willis
DOP: Ricardo Lemos
SOUND RECORDIST: Jack Newman
EDITOR & SOUND DESIGN: Ricardo Lemos
This short film, created by Bullion, looks at the work of photographer Martin Zähringer, exploring the methods and concept behind his exhibition ‘Mute Shoot’. Mute Shoot, a monochrome photographic homage to productive procrastination is a portrait project by photographer Martin Zähringer.
After an operation on his vocal chords Martin was unable to speak for six days. Over that week he shot a steady stream of friends in complete silence only communicating with them via a chalkboard, post-it notes and gesture. An unspoken dialogue between practitioner and subject this project exists within abstract realms of exchange, exploring ideas of subject representation and portraiture as a whole.