PERFORMANCES AT THE END OF THE WORLD [2010]

PATAGONIA & TIERRA DEL FUEGO

SYNOPSIS

The two characters move through the rooms of a house that has no address: the structure of their interior spaces, stuffed with visions and memories. Patagonia is a hybrid of pathos and agony. Here the Magellan feeling arises by opposing surreal dream-sequences to situations of everyday life. The winds and climate of the land situated at the end of the world cause and favour a continuous disintegration and consequential transformation of beings. The vastness of the area, its isolation and solitude, tell repeatedly of a unique nature, permeated by mystery and surrealism, inside which the individual adapts him/herself searching to find a home.

A VestAndPage production

In co-production with Conflicta Contemporary Art and Science Research, Punta Arenas

Chile / Germany / Italy, 2010

HD ditigal / DVD PAL, color, stereo, 00:38:52, 16:9, English with subtitles in Spanish

Concept, Performances, Camera: Verena Stenke, Andrea Pagnes

Post-production and editing: Verena Stenke

Text Assistance: Matthew Benton

Spanish Translation: Carmen Gloria Contreras Soto

With the support of the Museo Regional de Magellanes-dibam, Cemeterio Municipal, Charles Darwin College Punta Arenas, Estancia Los Copihues Tierra del Fuego.