Au bord du lac

In *Au bord du lac*, Bokanowski revisits the intricate and complex optical system of pinholes, mirrors, prisms, and refractive substrates featured in his earlier work *La Plage*. The film presents ordinary scenes of leisure and recreation on a pleasant, sunny day at a park overlooking a lake—such as rowing a boat, playing volleyball, rollerskating, bicycling, reading a newspaper, sunbathing, horseback riding, and strolling along the promenade—captured through optical distortions that produce fractured and twisted images. These images resemble ornate, gothic fairytale illustrations or evolve into morphing geometric patterns of fluid motion. Drawing on the vivid colors and sunlit palette reminiscent of a revitalized Vincent van Gogh in Arles, Bokanowski transforms everyday moments into a mesmerizing, dynamic kaleidoscope of shape-shifting textures and self-reconstituting objects, blending organic and abstract visual elements.