Agrilogistics by Gerard OrtÃn CastellvÃ, Spain, UK 2022, 21'' |
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
Presented at the 15° edition of Lo Schermo dell'arte, 2022
Catalan artist Gerard Ortín Castellví's film analyzes recent technological transformations of contemporary industrial agriculture. Machines check and sort flowers and plants in an industrial greenhouse. Cameras allow farmer-robots to do their work. Scans of tulip bulbs, chrysanthemum stems and vine tomatoes provide data that regulates their growth. The greenhouse is an automated, optimized set for the mass production of fruit and flowers. Humans only intervene to straighten what is crooked, plant delicate vegetation or clean the machinery to ensure that things run smoothly. Products must comply to specifications in order to go on the market. At night, however, when the machines are asleep, unexpected forms of life enter the scene and take control.
Gerard Ortín Castellví (Barcelona, 1988) is an artist, filmmaker and researcher. His work has been shown in: Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022), Seager Gallery, London (2019); FundacioĂŚÂ Joan MiroĂŚÂ, Barcelona (2017); Medrar for Contemporary Art, Cairo (2014); Office for Contemporary Art, Oslo (2014). His works have been screened in international festivals, including: Visions du Réel, Nyon; Open City Film Festival, London; Cinéma du Réel, Paris; Hong Kong International Film Festival; Berlinale. 2021 Future Foods; 2020 Reserve; 2017 Perrolobo (Lycisca)
|
|||||||||
[close details] |