looking for kinship with the desert. site-specific research, shortfilm, mojave-desert, california, 2022

all possible futures

This work created speculative poetic research material on sonic interrelatedness between plants and humans. The working group, four dancers, three musicians and three filmmakers, did live and work together for a week on a remote land in the mojave desert in southern california. We experimented with a recording technique known as “holobiontism”, which allows to record the electronic impulses of plants. The same technique was used for recording the electronical impulses of the performers. As a second step humans and plants were connected with each other via neuro-scanner membranes and AI-Interfaces. We meditated with the plants arround and developed movement-material that embodies the connection made.

The Mojave desert is known for a long history of attracting all sorts of believers, outlaws and new-age enthusiasts. This project existed in that lineage, looking for planetary narratives and new futurities.

Credits / Working group:

Performer: Joao Dorey, Max Martin, Mak Thornquest, Keilan Staff Camera: Irene Gil Ramon
Camera Assistants: Cody Schneider, Lawrence Haymes
Soundconcept: Maddi Baird
Live-sound: Tyler Harper, Kevin Terrell Madison
Production: Tete Hoffmann
Concept + Director: Kim Dall‘Armi