BELIEVE II
(2019-2021)BELIEVE II is an audiovisual capsule that is part of the MARCIAL project, which supports a space to imagine, think and mobilize planetary issues based on the idea of a future on Mars.
The BELIEVE capsule series trains from the video the possibility of traveling to the planet Mars. BELIEVE II, is a piece in collaboration with Jose Jimenez filmed in the dunes of Papudo, Chile.
“Faced with this imperialist fantasy driven by the technological elites of Silicon Valley, Believe II by Matilde Amigo subverts this imaginary by betting on "low cost, feminist and Latin American science fiction and the reappropriation of martial techniques to subvert the paradigm of colonial patriarchy". Unlike Elon Musk, he does not start from a desire for conquest but from an exploration of space through movement, in search of other ways of inhabiting. It is a speculative exercise that, far from proposing an evasion of the ecosocial crisis, invites us to reflect on our current relationship with the planet. Here terraforming is presented as a form of distancing in the Brechtian sense, proposing a mental experiment for humanity to learn from. The crucial question from which such an experiment starts is, "How can we experience the world in other ways?"”
“In this multidimensional project, Amigo proposes space travel as an analogy to understand our presence and future on this planet. Conceiving Mars as an escape from a world in crisis, she questions which humans should be allowed to travel to distant new worlds so the same mistakes made on Earth are not replicated there. By using the Red Planet as political fiction, this project allows us to reflect on our current existence, imagine other futures and propose alternative ways of living in the only home we have ever known. One could also consider the parallels in preparing to live on another planet with the emotions and experiences of those who migrate across the world.”
The BELIEVE capsule series trains from the video the possibility of traveling to the planet Mars. BELIEVE II, is a piece in collaboration with Jose Jimenez filmed in the dunes of Papudo, Chile.
“Faced with this imperialist fantasy driven by the technological elites of Silicon Valley, Believe II by Matilde Amigo subverts this imaginary by betting on "low cost, feminist and Latin American science fiction and the reappropriation of martial techniques to subvert the paradigm of colonial patriarchy". Unlike Elon Musk, he does not start from a desire for conquest but from an exploration of space through movement, in search of other ways of inhabiting. It is a speculative exercise that, far from proposing an evasion of the ecosocial crisis, invites us to reflect on our current relationship with the planet. Here terraforming is presented as a form of distancing in the Brechtian sense, proposing a mental experiment for humanity to learn from. The crucial question from which such an experiment starts is, "How can we experience the world in other ways?"”
Toni navarro
“In this multidimensional project, Amigo proposes space travel as an analogy to understand our presence and future on this planet. Conceiving Mars as an escape from a world in crisis, she questions which humans should be allowed to travel to distant new worlds so the same mistakes made on Earth are not replicated there. By using the Red Planet as political fiction, this project allows us to reflect on our current existence, imagine other futures and propose alternative ways of living in the only home we have ever known. One could also consider the parallels in preparing to live on another planet with the emotions and experiences of those who migrate across the world.”
Jane Soliman
MUESTRAS
CRÍTICAS
- Eva Paia - Festival Loop Museo Picasso
- Barcelona Cultura - Festival Loop Museo Picasso
- Toni Navarro - Pantalla Hamaca: Lo unico que vale la pena empezar: El Fin del Mundo.
- Jane Soliman - Amalgama’s 2022 Group Exhibition- Opposing Fictions / Koppel X London, UK
- Selección Catálogo Audiovisual Fin del Mundo, HAMACA / Barcelona
- Visionado BELIEVE II en Cinemateca de Bogotá, Colombia, Noviembre 2022.
- Video instalación BELIEVE II Museo Picasso Festival LOOP, Barcelona. Noviembre 2022.
- Exposición BELIEVE II en Feria Barcú, Bogotá, Colombia. Octubre 2022.
- Video instalación Proyecto Marcial Festival Ch-Cx en Monopol, Berlin. Septiembre 2022.
- Video instalación Proyecto Marcial en Koppel X curado por Woman Artist Latinoamerica, Amalgama, Londres. Junio 2022.
- Exposición en Espai de Jove Casa Sagnier, Barcelona, Mayo 2022.
- Performance en Im_presindibles La Poderosa, Fabra i Coats, Barcelona, Julio 2021.
CRÍTICAS
- Eva Paia - Festival Loop Museo Picasso
- Barcelona Cultura - Festival Loop Museo Picasso
- Toni Navarro - Pantalla Hamaca: Lo unico que vale la pena empezar: El Fin del Mundo.
- Jane Soliman - Amalgama’s 2022 Group Exhibition- Opposing Fictions / Koppel X London, UK
EQUIPO
Dirección y performance: Matilde Amigo Fernández
Dirección Audiovisual: Jose Jimenéz
Asistencia de dirección: Ricardo Montt y María José García
Música: Futuro Fósil
FICHA TÉCNICA
Dirección y performance: Matilde Amigo Fernández
Dirección Audiovisual: Jose Jimenéz
Asistencia de dirección: Ricardo Montt y María José García
Música: Futuro Fósil
FICHA TÉCNICA
- Título: BELIEVE II
- Dirección: Matilde Amigo
- Producción: 2022.
- Duración: 00:10:04
- Subtítulos: Español / Inglés
- Formato original: HD 1920x1080