Leave!, 2023
video
Chthonian profile:
Western: ♑︎ [Capricorn]
Slavic: Crow
Chinese:癸卯年[Water Rabbit]
Leave! is a short film on the loss of place, nationality, masters, and purpose. Written and directed during the time of war, Leave! depicts a character, battling their loneliness and demons, unaware that they are a demon of their own.
The text is written in Russian — the language of dissidents and refugees, and simultaneously — perpetrators and predators. The landscape is Parque Minhocão and its dwellings — a place of a well known urban revolution in Saõ Paulo, where the citizens got tired of their personal space being invaded by traffic and reclaimed a whole piece of highway. It has turned into a pedestrian area, unprecedented for Saõ Paulo.
The lyrics of Leave! invoke discourse of power figures, deities, and commands being doubted and debated. Challenging the culture of submission to circumstance, the audio welcomes the listener to grieve a free world unsuccumbed to the will of others.
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The text is written in Russian — the language of dissidents and refugees, and simultaneously — perpetrators and predators. The landscape is Parque Minhocão and its dwellings — a place of a well known urban revolution in Saõ Paulo, where the citizens got tired of their personal space being invaded by traffic and reclaimed a whole piece of highway. It has turned into a pedestrian area, unprecedented for Saõ Paulo.
The lyrics of Leave! invoke discourse of power figures, deities, and commands being doubted and debated. Challenging the culture of submission to circumstance, the audio welcomes the listener to grieve a free world unsuccumbed to the will of others.
