2024 – Digital 4K (Video Installation ; Video Mapping) / Wild Access
Synopsis
In a forest glade, sunlight dances across leaves and grass, revealing a complex scene shared by diverse beings. The trees, with their sensors, record the subtle variations of light, sound, and climate that animate the earth. As hybrid forms emerge within this dynamic ecosystem, visitors are invited to embark on a sensory journey beyond the human perspective—an experience of the interweaving of all living beings and their habitat.
Statement
Glade invites us to shift our perspective, moving away from the human-centric view to that of a tree capturing sunlight through its leaves. Focusing on the leaf’s ability to photosynthesize and speculating on the idea of plant memory, the film questions the supposed centrality of humans and mammals on Earth. Set in a forest clearing, Glade reveals a dynamic ecosystem where trees and hybrid forms record subtle variations in light, sound, and climate. The work combines moving photography, sound composition and is inspired by a site-specific dance performance from the interdisciplinary Performance-Company WILD ACCESS. The film engages viewers on a sensory journey, offering a new way to perceive the interconnectedness of life on Earth.
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a Film by Vincent Jondeau
Sound Design Jethro Cooke,
Artistic Direction Beatrix Joyce
Thanks to Savina Casarin, Michela Filzi, Jake Long, Susanna Ylikoski
https://soundance-festival.de/en/event/glade
http://www.wildaccess.site/glade.html
The film was first conceived as a video mapping as part of a performance by the company WILD ACCESS, and was then developed as a video installation.
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— 2025 |GISELA-Freier kunstraum (Berlin/DE) • Group exhibition “Movement and Light” 13.02
— 2024 |Dock 11 & Soundance Festival Berlin (Berlin/DE) • Performance « Glade » 13-16.06