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The title of this video, La Main vide, comes from the etymology of the word karate, composed of the Japanese words kara (“empty”) and te (“hand”). Shot in a Parisian karate club in the 13th arrondissement, the video follows the training of karatekas. We watch as they learn, perfect their technique and strive to master their gestures, making sure they're right and well placed. The camera captures these different movements, isolated or intersecting with others, forming a kind of choreography.

Lorraine Féline creates films, performances, drawings and paintings. Her work is observational: she observes, with a minimum of intervention, gestures and bodies in movement, captured on the spot. She draws and photographs her surroundings, then paints snapshots of everyday life. She also makes films that are portraits of people at work. Her videos are short-format, independently produced, and shot in small teams to immerse herself in the site, as close as possible to the people being filmed.