Greetings from the Anthropocene
Multimedia Project, 2014-15, San Marino/UK
in collaboration with Miles Whittaker
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This research project investigates and documents the landscape of the new geological era in which the Earth recently entered named Anthropocene by the geologist and Nobel Prize Paul J. Crutzen. The planet Earth of the Anthropocene is a planet modified and transformed irreversibly by humanity. Not only the landscape is visibly changed but also the climate, the natural environment and its delicate ecosystems have been altered. In this era of uncertainty humanity lives in fear of unexpected catastrophes, often attributed to human action. The fate of millions of species is in danger and many could disappear soon. During the development of this research, the artist photographed and filmed the subtle but significant changes she witnesses in the environment which surrounds her, but also while traveling to Gibraltar, across Spain, Italy, England, Thailand and India. The photographs and video footage are edited on the music of Miles Whittaker in a series of videos, each one on a specific topic concerning the mutation of the natural environment: polluting chemicals, extinction of species, climate change, global warming, intensive agriculture, desertification, chemical trails, consumerism, but also renewable resources, the third landscape and the awe for nature as a possible way to avoid more catastrophes and extinction. The outcome is a live media performance constituted by a video live set by Viola Conti and a live electronic music set composed and performed by the British musician Miles Whittaker.
Multimedia Project, 2014-15, San Marino/UK
in collaboration with Miles Whittaker
watch the video
This research project investigates and documents the landscape of the new geological era in which the Earth recently entered named Anthropocene by the geologist and Nobel Prize Paul J. Crutzen. The planet Earth of the Anthropocene is a planet modified and transformed irreversibly by humanity. Not only the landscape is visibly changed but also the climate, the natural environment and its delicate ecosystems have been altered. In this era of uncertainty humanity lives in fear of unexpected catastrophes, often attributed to human action. The fate of millions of species is in danger and many could disappear soon. During the development of this research, the artist photographed and filmed the subtle but significant changes she witnesses in the environment which surrounds her, but also while traveling to Gibraltar, across Spain, Italy, England, Thailand and India. The photographs and video footage are edited on the music of Miles Whittaker in a series of videos, each one on a specific topic concerning the mutation of the natural environment: polluting chemicals, extinction of species, climate change, global warming, intensive agriculture, desertification, chemical trails, consumerism, but also renewable resources, the third landscape and the awe for nature as a possible way to avoid more catastrophes and extinction. The outcome is a live media performance constituted by a video live set by Viola Conti and a live electronic music set composed and performed by the British musician Miles Whittaker.
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