Heavens
Van Balen, Tuur; and Cohen, Revital.
2021.
Heavens.
[Film/Video]
Heavens is a video installation on the ceiling. The work starts from a theory that the octopus evolved from a virus originating in outer space, expanding our perception of ecology as a network of interplanetary relationships.
Echoing the multiple-brained biology of the octopus, the work emerged through conversations with Philosopher Amia Srinivasan, writer and artist James Bridle, psychiatrist Estela Welldon, astrobiologist Chandra Wickramasinghe and escape artist Dave Diamond, to form a libretto, set to music by Pan Daijing.
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