Bravo is the surname of the old lady portrayed in this video, the mother-grandmother of the author. Bravo also means brave, as though in reference to the encounter with the nude figure of the mother, revealed in desecrated images. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
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A video about one of our most problematic social issues. Immigration, testimonies and declarations. Portraits which reveal and re-contextualise cultural, religious and racial intolerance in Spain. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Sin Papeles tells the story of the of a hunger strike staged by migrant workers, without papers (sin papeles), in a small church in Barcelona by bringing together a sound recording of its climax made in March 2001 and film footage of the location shot four years later to the day. The subjective account of the event made by the artist in the form of a sub-titled narration is a process of personal reflection de-objectifying the subject of migration for the purpose of work, displacement and social order. The film is a reflection on the implications and realities of the aspects of the EU project that have created a fortress of Europe.
"Siesta" is a counterpoint to "Un día Bravo", a passive look at the same object. They are two movements of the same composition, and their main theme - the melody - is the passing of time, decrepitude, and death. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Ethnographic documentation of the possession rituals of Mina, the religion of African origin practiced in the city of Sâo Luis. Through fragments of public rituals celebrated in seven religious communities, the video shows the diversity and richness of rituals surrounding the controversial phenomenon of possession. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
"My dilection is dobleu colazón dot com. This is the page for loving". Bill Gates, the "Prayer Channel, VISA universe and a chip from which the CIA scans the soul of Alison, a homeless of New York. Technology, identity and corporate entity. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Pit'xi is the companion (in reference to ksxa'w, which means dream and spirit), intermediary or emissary between worlds. In the culture of the Nasa people in Colombia, several ancient practices involving images (particularly dreams and visions) create a sacred geography of the territory. Time, all the narratives of this culture, and tangible reality, all revolve around it.
UntitledThe advent of a new religion, cathodic rays, pyramids and periscopes of the mind watching the mirrors.
A record loved ones lost, memories and interpretations of the private inner world of a person. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Document on the transnational and about those who succumb on the border of dreams. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show