Rindon Johnson, May the moon meet us apart, may the sun meet us together, 2021

2021

Medium

Virtual reality film

Edition

Edition of 3 plus 1 AP

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-156072

"May the moon meet us apart, may the sun meet us together" (2021) is an animated virtual reality film and part of the artist's "Nere Gar" series, which began in 2019. This is a series of speculative fictions that develop a new understanding of the sentience of plants and animals. Among the scientific breakthroughs within the artist's cinematic narratives is a novel species of limbless marine beings created by biotechnology, called "Bists". These beings swim peacefully underwater and decompose the microplastics flooding the planet. "May the moon [...]" shows a gathering of these aquatic beings and their gentle touches amonst each other, while the sun's rays shine through the surface of the water and one can hear the sound of the waves of the tides in the background. Johnson references highly intelligent octopods and their encounters in the sea in the behavior and appearance of the "Bists", also investigating the question of how beings deal with each other, how intimacy and trust arise. "May the moon [...]" shows scenes of desire and empathy, asking us to rethink our relationships with other non-human beings and to awaken thoughts of trans-human evolution.