D01 → Solastalgia
Solastalgia (2021) is an attempt at the articulation of my innermost voice, and my first creation as an independent artist. It explores the grief I carry for my homeland as it undergoes rapid transformation. Seeking to transmute this grief, I place my body in wounded landscapes, studying their materiality and immateriality with curiosity and care, addressing these wounds as sites of creative potential. I seek to expose both monstrosity and beauty of the present moment, "staying with the trouble” (Haraway, 2016) to ask: what next?
Site-specific screendance film, 8min
Direction, Production & Performance - Florinda Camilleri
Co-Direction & Co-Production - Francesca Mercieca
DOP, Post-Production & Sound Design- Niels Plotard
Saxophone - Fah Rouge (Ryan Farrugia)
Title & Closing Graphic - Ed Dingli
Supported by Ben Borg Cardona, Pineapple Media
Photos - stills from film