Saint-Rémi

Abandoned in the debris of a mine, a dancer is revived by the celestial energy pulsating within him. Filmed in Quebec’s former asbestos mine of Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick, this short film features the artist’s ‘Tetrahedron’ iron sculpture in which he dances. Serving as both a prison and a pedestal, this sculpture symbolises humanity’s detrimental creations that both elevate and destroy. This duality is also echoed in the magnificent yet barren lunar landscape of the mine, which has remained sterile since its closure in 1968. Despite the desolation, ‘Saint-Rémi’ is an ode to revegetation, a hope that flora, like the dancer, will resurface striving for light, even if only beyond our existence.

Film Maker
Vermeulen, Simon
Year
2024
Country
Canada
Length
4
Language
No dialogue
Category
Abstraction, art & artists, Canada, Capitalism + Economics, dance, Earth, Ecology, environment, Landscape, LGBTQ, music, Nature, Performance
Genre
experimental, short

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