Open Space #16 Tabita Rezaire: "Des/astres"
Originating at various megalithic sites, this series of films explores their astronomical links to address the connections between Earth and Sky. While the first work 鈥� Mamelles ancestrales (2019) 鈥� explored Senegambian stone monuments to understand our relationships with the dead, the second 鈥� Orbit Diapason (2021) 鈥� presented a reflection on the existence of extraterrestrial life from a South African megalithic site.
The third chapter 鈥� Des/astres 鈥� examines humanity鈥檚 desire to go beyond the earth and commune with the invisible. This new film was shot on the Guiana Plateau in the Amazonian rainforest and unfolds in four chapters 鈥� forest, water, stone, sky 鈥�, each offering a unique way to connect with the cosmos. Stone circles, tall trees and water spirits become technologies of cosmic exploration, much like the rockets from the Guiana Space Centre hurtling toward space. Testimonials gathered from tradition-keepers, shamans, astrophysicists and researchers shed light on the ancestral heritage of a land in which, through a constellation of perspectives, popular beliefs coexist with scientific theories.
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Originating at various megalithic sites, this series of films explores their astronomical links to address the connections between Earth and Sky. While the first work 鈥� Mamelles ancestrales (2019) 鈥� explored Senegambian stone monuments to understand our relationships with the dead, the second 鈥� Orbit Diapason (2021) 鈥� presented a reflection on the existence of extraterrestrial life from a South African megalithic site.
The third chapter 鈥� Des/astres 鈥� examines humanity鈥檚 desire to go beyond the earth and commune with the invisible. This new film was shot on the Guiana Plateau in the Amazonian rainforest and unfolds in four chapters 鈥� forest, water, stone, sky 鈥�, each offering a unique way to connect with the cosmos. Stone circles, tall trees and water spirits become technologies of cosmic exploration, much like the rockets from the Guiana Space Centre hurtling toward space. Testimonials gathered from tradition-keepers, shamans, astrophysicists and researchers shed light on the ancestral heritage of a land in which, through a constellation of perspectives, popular beliefs coexist with scientific theories.
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For her solo exhibition at the Fondation as part of the Open Space programme, Ms Rezaire presents the film "Des/astres" (2024), the last part of a trilogy devoted to the ties that humanity forges with the cosmos.
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