V. Ancestral Ground
This final strand uncovers themes of spiritual slumber and erratic ecstasy, recasting the fashion-human-nature connection as sensuous and deeply inter-relational. Fashion and costume here become a clarion call for a re-enchantment of the world.
LondonWhen Dani and Christian, an American couple in a strained relationship, travel with friends to observe some once-in-a-lifetime midsummer celebrations in Hälsingland, Sweden, they think they are entering a natural idyll...
BristolGods and spirits of nature appear in these two artist films. We see deities in plant-based ceremonial attire wander the woods, delivering messages to humanity. In the other, a magical plant creature becomes a guardian angel.
Uýra – The Rising Forest
(Uýra – A Retomada da Floresta)
LondonIn a journey through their native Amazon Forest, Uýra, a transgender Indigenous artist, uses performance art to unite LGBTQIAP+ and environmental movements.
LondonThis programme showcases three artists’ films that explore the resonance between bodies, territories, and textiles. With a profound reverence for ancient knowledge systems, they consider the natural world not as resource but as relation.