Artifices

This video begins with the military origins of fireworks to explore their links with spectacle, representation, and artifice. Through a succession of images that evoke both nocturnal celebrations and real bombings, the work reflects on the ambiguity of the “firework” as a simulation of “real fire.” In a media-driven world, where the real and the represented blur, the video confronts beauty and violence to underscore the tension between celebration and destruction.

Edited by Sabela Llerena