Still fom Grosse Fatigue, by Camille Henrot

Quoting from the Guggenheim website:

“Over the course of thirteen minutes, the video tells the story of the creation of the universe through a cascade of images that pop up, collide, and implode across a computer screen. Set to a soundtrack of a rapid-fire spoken-word poem, written in collaboration with poet Jacob Bromberg, the narrative blends scientific histories with creation stories from a variety of major religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism), faiths (Freemasonry, Kabbalah), and indigenous traditions (Dogon, Inuit, Navajo). Highly subjective and intuitive, the work relates the vastness of the universe to the expansive arena of the Internet and points to the impossibility of a unifying system of knowledge.”

Still fom Grosse Fatigue, by Camille Henrot

Quoting from the König Galerie website and Lousie Simard:

“This video installation unfolds to the rhythm of fluid superimpositions, juxtapositions and associations of images and words in a series of pop-ups and open windows on a screen. The thirteen-minute piece is accompanied by a narration written in collaboration with the poet Jacob Bromberg and spoken by Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh. Like all of Henrot’s works—films, drawings, sculptures, collections of images and objects—Grosse Fatigue speaks of her interest in anthropology, philosophy, literature, music and metonymical relationships. Henrot produced Grosse Fatigue during a residency at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.”

Still fom Grosse Fatigue, by Camille Henrot

All images are © 2019 ADAGP Camille Henrot. Courtesy the artist, Silex Films, and Kamel Mennour, Paris.