In otherworldly rituals and inventive parables, these coastal mythologies offer alternate visions of the future.
ANIMA, SILUETA DE COHETES by Ana Mendieta. 1976. 2 min.
THE BOAT PEOPLE by Tuan Andrew Nguyen. 2020. 20 min.
SUYA DOKUN (TOUCH THE WATER) by Yusuf Demirörs. 2023. 8 min.
ON XERXES’ THRONE by Evi Kalogiropoulou. 2022. 15 min.
ADAPTATION by Josh Kline. 2022. 10 min.
ANIMA, SILUETA DE COHETE © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co., Licensed by ARS, New York.
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