This speculative animated film takes place on Earth in a distant future. Playing with the tone and structure of a nature documentary, it offers glimpses into how life forms adapt to a new planetary ecology. Earth has been home to humanity for around two hundred thousand years – a fraction of the geological time scale. Yet in this short slice of habitation, our imprint has been so vast, so palpable, that some now describe the littered layer of human generated structures and systems as the ‘technosphere’. This is a quickly evolving stratum of neo-geologic time and one that, unlike the biosphere, is comparatively deficient in recycling its own materials. This film takes us into a desert-like world, soft and colourful. New species exploit a degrading layer of the planet’s crust by digging, foraging, and designing new homes. What is toxic for one species is a perfect habitat for another. Among the remnants of the Anthropocene, life moves.
Wang & Söderström is an acclaimed artist duo known for their visionary blending of digital and physical mediums. This approach creates new dimensions for perception of the fact that technology is an integral part of our sensory world. Their work challenges conventional boundaries and offers novel perspectives on contemporary issues through immersive installations. Wang & Söderström consists of Anny Wang and Tim Söderström. They are both born in Sweden but are currently based in Copenhagen. Their works have been shown internationally at museums and art centers such as Ars Electronica in Linz, La Galleria Nazionale in Rome, The Design Museum in London, MMCA in Seoul, ArkDes in Stockholm and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. In 2021, the duo received the prestigious three-year work grant from the Danish Arts Foundation, and in 2023 they won the Lumen Art Prize and The Biennale of Craft & Design Award.
Artists:
Director: Wang & Söderström
Animation: Wang & Söderström
Sound: Samad Boughalam, CDXQ Studio
Voice-Over: Samad Boughalam, CDXQ Studio
Typeface: «Diagonal Grotesk», Kanon Foundry
Year:
2022
Publisher:
Double Fine Productions
Type:
Videogame
Website:
wangsoderstrom.com
