Unicorn

Object Oriented Composition

The work is organized from the overlapping of sound-visual elements in a composition that questions the dichotomy between subject and object. The face as a symbol of the identity and individuation of the subject functions here as a receiver of a number of random objects / information that overlap by transforming contours, identities, and identifications. Faced with a cumulative fusion, subject and object erase their meanings giving rise to an unnameable and unclassifiable hybrid. This metaphor is related to the mythological figure of the unicorn as an animal that transits in the space between the profane and the sacred, having in its horn the possibility of extending its body to magical spaces. The work started from the inspiration of Rebeca Horn's homonymous work and the relation between body and object as tension and extension of the gesture.

  • Thiago Salas
    Director
  • Talita Florêncio
    Director
  • APT.LAB
    Producer
  • Thiago Salas
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • FestiDança - Cultural Foundation Cassiano Ricardo, Brazil
    São José dos Campos
    Brazil
    October 19, 2017
  • Cefalù film festival 2019
    Palermo
    Italy
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Thiago Salas, Talita Florêncio

TALITA FLORÊNCIO graduated in dance from the State University of Campinas and acts as a performer, researcher in dance and art technology. In his works, he has developed correlation strategies between the body and other languages; especially the sound and the visual arts, and has focused on the design, improvisation and development of electronic and digital media and technologies in artistic creation. In 2013 she was awarded by the New Choreographers New Creations - Site Specifc of São Paulo Cultural Center with the project 'Position of Risk', with Marina Matheus and Marcus Braga, researching the relations between body and drawing. It was awarded by the Cultural Action Program ProAC Artes Integradas 2015, alongside the artist Thiago Salas, with the purpose of conducting research on creative strategies between improvisation, dance and sound art. She is the creator of the multimedia creation platform ATP.LAB.

THIAGO SALAS holds a degree in music from the Federal University of São Carlos and a master's degree in sonology from the University of São Paulo (USP). With experience in experimental music and sound art, he develops research related to technology and the interaction between sound and other languages ​​and artistic expressions, collaborating in projects with dance, theater, performance and visual art artists. Performed composition of soundtracks and musical direction next to the Dance and Theater companies. He develops his own works in the field of experimental luteria and musical improvisation. It works together with the APT.LAB platform in compositions and performances that integrate technologies of acoustic, mechanical, electronic and digital nature.

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