With a background in studying chemistry before going into the arts I have experienced shifts of my understanding of how I relate to the world around me. Time and again the mind builds structures to keep itself afloat. Those stay with me for some time, giving comfort and meaning. But time and again they become insufficient for the complexity of the world we live in.
This piece is a first exploration into those shifting mental architectures. A step into the space between stability and uncertainty.
The film was made as part of a research project at the Academy for Theatre and Dance called Roots for the Future. In this project different immersive techniques were explored such as VR, creating games in Unity and green screen.
GIGA, DECA, DECI, MILLI, NANO is a film made by
concept and imagery Thomas Maas music Omar Medina, Finn Cooney, Haian Arshie, Xico Ribas Tur performance Meghan Dobbelsteijn Bisschops Voice Sofia Pedro
Special thanks to Willem Weemhoff from IDlab, Othmar Sweers and Vesna Petresnin.
Roots to the future
Where shall I root myself?
And how do I even start such a process?
Trees grow by eating sunlight
And shitting out oxygen
Building sweet sugars from all the carbon we emit in the meantime
They know how to live a good life
But they can’t decide where to root themselves
I can
I can wonder what my place is in this ever expanding human society?
World’s population is projected to nearly stop growing by the end of the century, research has found.
So plenty of space to stretch those roots out in the future
New planets will be available even
To hide from all the places I would not want to be
Here on our blue marble
But rooting might be more than physical
What thoughts do I decide to hold on to?
How do I keep up understanding?
Where do I keep my knowledge stored and how is it that some of it gets destroyed so fast?
There have been paradigms to keep your mind save in, not having to grasps new ways of experiencing the world.
But rather more often then not
They seem to be limited.
So I find myself in constant shifts of understanding.
Constantly getting lost
Nonetheless there is a comfort
In wondering what it will be next to hold on to
What I will discover
What place to finally start rooting myself in