The video explores the concept of diaspora. The visual narrative is created by laying stones. From this act animated shapes and drawings emerge. At the same time, words appear on the screen, beginning with DIASPORA, which are initially replaced by negative terms such as XENOPHOBIA and DIATRIBE, but then words such as DIALOGUE and RESPECT take the place of the negative terms. But, as in the real world, after a positive period, DIASPORA can suddenly reappear. There are streams of refugees all over the world, often leading to fierce conflicts and racism. And yet one idea keeps returning and reaffirming itself: LOVE – the universal value that unites people – with which the video ends.
title: Diaspora
technique: Experimental video, charcoal animation
length: 5’57”
year: 2023
sound: Trokay / Pond5
concept, camera, drawing, animation, effects and montage: Maria Korporal
© Maria Korporal 2023
Screenings:
• December 19-21, 2024: TENT Biennale For Experimental Film Kolkata, as part of Foundation Screening Series 2024/2025 (dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the foundation of The New Museum of Networked Art) curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, Kolkata, India.
• from October 12, 2024: Miami New Media Festival 20 years, several venues in USA and other parts of the world.
• July 5-21, 2024: Subtil, Galerie VBK Berlin.
• June 1-12, 2024: Home: A Journey to Identity and Belonging, Chromart Art Space, Berlin.