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Pectinidae
Performance, sculpture, photography and video.
Art video and fake documentary about the discovery of a new species, we call "Pectinidae". The film observes the being's life, between sea and land. “Every day thousands of species disappear and at the same time new ones come to life. This one is discovered 2011 and was put the name Pectinidae due to its shell-like skin. We are still not sure if this never before seen being is closer to the mythical mermaid or the dragon, beings that have been thought would only exist in fairy tales. Very little is known about this one, we only can say that we are lucky to have been able to record this footage of our observations."
The natural material gives the piece a special animal like appearance which plays on the discovery and extinction of species through research and climate change. These concepts are explored through a fake documentary short film. It is one oft the projects were we worked together and the sound track is entirely by Manuel.
I am especially proud of this project, it is poetic, beautiful and mysterious. At the same time it´s a multilayered project in topics, techniques and disciplines ( sculpture, film, performance and photography).
