Thirteen artists and writers working in diverse ecological and cultural contexts, from Svalbard to Bangladesh, New Delhi to Johannesburg, think aloud about the ideological foundations of global capitalism’s extractive relationship with nature, questioning whether it’s possible for our human capacity for creation to align with ever more apparent planetary limitations.
Consisting of video diaries and interviews, as well as original artistic work, the film weaves a dreamlike soliloquy from thirteen restless minds, each demanding that we wake-up to face the world, and learn from it. How might the stories we tell, and the art we create, model new ways to continue making anything atall?
Featuring interviews, diaries and original artwork by (in order of appearance): Ali Smith, Sarah Wood, Akeel Kreef, Monica Narula, Bettina Malcomness, Sinem Disli, Mariana Perez Bobadilla, Issay Rodriguez, Gema Intxausti, Ana Escobar, Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Palash Bhattacharjee, Yamile Calderón; as well as reproductions of artwork by Zan Wimberley and Sherko Abbas.
Santiago Posada & Tony Guillan
Commissioned by:
The World Weather Network