New Suns
Three Channel Video, HD, Sound
2024
CREDITS:
performers: Alvina Chamberland, Huntrezz Janos, Mochi Georgiou, Antigoni Bunny
Music:
Composition by Lykourgos Porfyris, originally composed for the performance BUD by Rosa Moshtaghi commissioned by Carte Blanche
Ta Troktika - Εντερικό Καλοκαιράκι, 2014
Alvina Champerland is reciting from her newly released novel "Love the World or Get Killed Trying" (Noemi Press, March 2024)
For Mochi’s film shooting: special thanks to John Nikolopoulos for helping with the cinematography and Katerina Spyrou for assistance with production
"There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns," wrote Octavia Butler in her science fiction novel Parable of the Sower. The phrase suggests hope and the possibility of renewal or transformation, despite the repetition of historical patterns. It reflects the idea of a new future or perspective, even in a cyclical, seemingly unchanging world. Taking this as a starting point, I created a poetic speculation of a post-apocalyptic future where the downfall of the monumental fosters a fragmented stage for performing acts of queer survival, pleasure, transformation, and ecological and planetary regeneration. In this world, rising waters generate a radical energy that dismantles Western and colonial mythologies, enabling a re-evaluation of hegemonic grand narratives towards a queer futurity that is both a demolishing and constructive force. New Suns is a three-channel sci-fi film suggesting that if we trust the elemental wisdom of the turbulent waters, new suns may rise, and hope may appear on the horizon of a dystopian world.
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