Amidst

Two garden workers gradually empty a small boat filled with rainwater, to eventually sail away. Meanwhile, passers-by in the background mark the passage of time. The work forms part of a series of short silent videos shot during a single day through an out-of-order camcorder.

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“The ephemeral is also the common thread in the video Amidst. The watercourse in a public park is filmed using a video camera that suddenly stops working, creating a dreamlike landscape with hypersaturated colours. The unexpected reveals all of its potential: exclusive entry into another dimension, connecting us with the whole of existence in a form of contemporary mysticism.”
Marco Tomasini, art critic and curator, 2008

  • Matteo Rosa
    Director
  • Matteo Rosa
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2008
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (SD video)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Group exhibition "Radar.01 - Indagine biennale sulla giovane arte in Trentino", MAG - Museo Alto Garda
    Riva del Garda
    Italy
    October 4, 2008
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Solo exhibition "Mirari", Galleri S:t Gertrud
    Malmö
    Sweden
    April 4, 2009
    Swedish Premiere
  • Group exhibition "The Spring Exhibition 2009", Kunsthal Charlottenborg
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    April 4, 2009
    Danish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Screening "As We Speak", Stereo, Glasgow International Festival
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    April 28, 2010
    Scottish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Group exhibition "Piccolo Festival dell’Arte", University of Trento
    Trento
    Italy
    October 11, 2012
    Official Selection
  • Screening "Borderland - The Entropy of Identities", Museo de Almería
    Almería
    Spain
    March 13, 2014
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Screening "Borderland - The Entropy of Identities", MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico
    Almería
    Spain
    March 27, 2014
    Official Selection
  • Screening "Borderland - The Entropy of Identities", Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada
    Granada
    Spain
    April 23, 2014
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Matteo Rosa

Matteo Rosa was born in Italy in 1978 and is currently based in Malmö, Sweden.

He holds a BA (Hons) from Edinburgh College of Art and an MFA from Malmö Art Academy.

At the core of Rosa’s practice is an interest in interconnectedness – the play between form and formlessness, transience and timelessness, imagination and awareness. Nature and its contemplation are a recurrent theme, pointing to the viewer's inner stillness. He employs various media, from drawing and painting to photography, video, text and installation.

His work has been shown at numerous international venues, including Skånes Konstförening, Malmö (SE), Krognoshuset, Lund (SE), Kramfors Konsthall, Kramfors (SE), Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm (SE), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (DK), The Boiler Room Gallery, Oslo (NO), City Art Centre, Edinburgh (GB), E:vent Gallery, London (GB), Galleria Civica, Trento (IT), Museo Alto Garda, Riva del Garda (IT) and Viafarini, Milan (IT).

The artist is represented in various public collections, such as Malmö Art Museum (SE), Region Skåne (SE), Public Art Agency Sweden (SE) and KORO - Public Art Norway (NO), as well as in multiple private collections across Europe.

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