ORIGINS
— Imagine living on a planet with six suns that never experiences Darkness. Imagine never
having seen the Stars. Then, one by one your suns start to set, gradually leading you into
Darkness for the first time ever. Image the terror of such a Nightfall.
Scientists on the planet Kalgash discover that an eclipse - an event that occurs only every
2049 years – is imminent and that a society unfamiliar with Darkness will be plunged into
madness and chaos. They realize that their civilization will end, for the people of Lagash
have a proven fear of Darkness, but they are unable to predict the insanity and destruction
that will accompany the awesome splendor of Nightfall.
Participants : Georgio Karamanolakis, Katerina Komianou, Alexandra Koumantaki, Simon
Kounovsky, Malvina Panagiotidi, Yannis Voulgaris
The science fiction novel Nightfall, written by Isaac Asimov in 1941, tells the story of the
planet Lagash and its people. Lagash is about to experience nightfall for the first time after
2,049 years of full sunlight, with a sunset. The expected darkness terrifies the planet's
people since, for 2,049 years, they are genetically in need of light.
Inspired by Asimov's story, the video piece, Origins, investigates the hypothesis of eternal
sunset to open a dialogue of Cosmogony, concerning the origin of Cosmos and its
possible endings. In its post-apocalyptic tone, the work reflects the axis of time to create a
moment for the universal experience. Under this prism, the video focuses on the mystery
between reality and fiction, offering glances at a different future, even glimpses of events
that seem lost to history. Each work in Origins reveals itself startlingly, transmitting an
otherworldly essence. After all, it would be as if someone encounters remnants or
ephemeral monuments of life and absence while floating in psychedelic dreams between
our universal, past, present, and future.
The video was part of the TUTORIAL exhibition, initiated by BSMNT and curated by Gozde Filinta, Marian Luft & Ronny Szillo
https://www.ofluxo.net/origins-group-presentation-by-hyperlink-athens/