Extasis
Éxtasis is an experimental documentation of the performance with the same title by the artist and director Mena Guerrero. In this performance, the artist explores the possibility of experiencing an ecstatic state through performative action and art while inviting the public to take part in it. This work seeks to be a hybrid between video-art, film and performance documentation.
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Mena GuerreroDirector
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María Alejandra Zamora PeñateProducer
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Charlie QuezadaDoP and Camera 1
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Julio HernándezCamera 2
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Manuel Penados RamírezEditor
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Manuel Penados RamírezSound Mixer
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Manuel Penados RamírezSound Recordist
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Marié SerraGraphic Design
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Marié SerraFixed Photography
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Manuel Penados RamírezColor Grading
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Raúl ZamarripaTechnical and Sound Assistance
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Mena GuerreroPerformer
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Mena GuerreroArtwork
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Project Title (Original Language):Éxtasis
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
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Genres:video performance, art film, avantgarde, experimental documentary, video
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Runtime:19 minutes 36 seconds
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Completion Date:June 26, 2023
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Production Budget:500 USD
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Country of Origin:Guatemala
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Country of Filming:Guatemala
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Mena Guerrero (1996) is an artist based in Antigua Guatemala. She works transdisciplinarily and is interested in art based research. Her work has been shown in Guatemala and Jakarta. She won the first Galería Abierta 2022 of the Municipality of Guatemala and received the Beca Flotador 2022 of Teorética Costa Rica.
Mena Guerrero is experimental by nature. She is interested in the transformative potentialities of art and creativity. Her work explores topics such as corporality, sexuality, erotism, vulnerability, religion and spirituality and the feminine. At the center of her practice is a deep sense of infinite play and curiosity.