Mercurial Currents originates from the director’s quest for a photograph of her father taken in 1996, which triggered an investigation into the financial crises of the nineties in Argentina from a personal standpoint. This essayistic and autobiographical video delves into the fictitious and real stories that arise from this photograph, weaving together the language of documentary cinema and science fiction. A sonic tapestry of human and automated voices brings to life narratives about spaces now desolate due to massive technological transitions, the artist’s family history, and her emotional connections with these spaces.
Mercurial Currents originates from the director’s quest for a photograph of her father taken in 1996, which triggered an investigation into the financial crises of the nineties in Argentina from a personal standpoint. This essayistic and autobiographical video delves into the fictitious and real stories that arise from this photograph, weaving together the language of documentary cinema and science fiction. A sonic tapestry of human and automated voices brings to life narratives about spaces now desolate due to massive technological transitions, the artist’s family history, and her emotional connections with these spaces.