In 1924, a marine crinoid fossil is unearthed near the summit of Mount Everest, a famous British mountaineer disappears and a soviet leader dies. The simultaneity is the starting point of a narrative on the transformation of matter. In a vast movement, substances metamorphose, scales and temporalities overlap and human bodies nestle in the depths of great terrestrial processes.
Language: Without dialogue
Director
Astrid De La Chapelle
French director and artist. In her films, she experiments with storytelling, particularly in relation with geology and the economic circuits of the Earth’s resources, as well as science fiction. She also plays in the group Shrouded and the Dinner with four other artists since 2012.
Gallery
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