MOON MOTH BED
4k Digital video, 6:20, 2023.
MOON MOTH BED is a surreal, symbolic, and experimental short film about destruction, rebirth, and collective consciousness. Inspired by Dr. Donna Haraway's ecofeminist writings and panpsychic philosophy, this live-action film collages imagery of real Luna moths hatching from their cocoons amidst an ethereal video dreamworld. The film is cocooned within an atmospheric soundscape of rumbling thunderstorms, textured sounds, and twinkling temple bells. In Moon Moth Bed's culminating visual sequence, a deus-ex-machina device enters the film to conjure chaos. In response, the video dreamworld comes alive with sensual flows of honey to restore peace. The video concludes with circle-shaped imagery to symbolize rebirth and conjure hope. Moon Moth Bed was directed, edited, produced, sound-scored, and performed-by multimedia artist VLM alongside her moth collaborators.
FILM IMAGES
INSTALLATION IMAGES
FILM COMPOSITE IMAGE
• Moon Moth Bed Grid I, Photograph, 40" x 26"
PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED
• Eye Moon Cocoon, 2023, Women & Their Work, Austin, TX
PRESS
• A Luna Moth Goes to the Moon by Meg Burns, Hyperallergic, 2023
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4k Digital video, 6:20, 2023.
MOON MOTH BED is a surreal, symbolic, and experimental short film about destruction, rebirth, and collective consciousness. Inspired by Dr. Donna Haraway's ecofeminist writings and panpsychic philosophy, this live-action film collages imagery of real Luna moths hatching from their cocoons amidst an ethereal video dreamworld. The film is cocooned within an atmospheric soundscape of rumbling thunderstorms, textured sounds, and twinkling temple bells. In Moon Moth Bed's culminating visual sequence, a deus-ex-machina device enters the film to conjure chaos. In response, the video dreamworld comes alive with sensual flows of honey to restore peace. The video concludes with circle-shaped imagery to symbolize rebirth and conjure hope. Moon Moth Bed was directed, edited, produced, sound-scored, and performed-by multimedia artist VLM alongside her moth collaborators.
FILM IMAGES
INSTALLATION IMAGES
FILM COMPOSITE IMAGE
• Moon Moth Bed Grid I, Photograph, 40" x 26"
PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED
• Eye Moon Cocoon, 2023, Women & Their Work, Austin, TX
PRESS
• A Luna Moth Goes to the Moon by Meg Burns, Hyperallergic, 2023
https://hellovlm.com/MOON-MOTH-BED