“Human and Nature: from Romance to Horror” Poster image. ©MMCA
The Museum
of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) presents “Human and Nature: from Romance to Horror”, this year’s first program of
Flim&Video 2024, through August 24 at the Seoul branch.
MMCA
Film&Video 2024 highlights ongoing efforts to reevaluate existing
relationships and forge new ones throughout the year. “Human and Nature: From
Romance to Horror” examines the complex relationships between humans and nature
through the work of eight artists. Part
1 (May 24–July 14) showcases the works of seven artists across five sessions,
illustrating the full spectrum of interactions between humans and nature—from
peaceful coexistence to intense conflicts.
Featured
in this segment are five short films by Scottish filmmaker and “visual poet”
Margaret Tait. Jacquelyn Mills’ documentary Geographies of Solitude
tracks the everyday life of environmental activist Zoe Lucas. The Dam by
Ali Cherri and The Scene of Crime by Amar Kanwar focus on individuals
who suffer losses due to economically motivated development projects, offering
a critical examination of the transnational destruction of nature for capital
and power.
The
Forgotten Space, produced by Allan Sekula and Noël Burch, is
a documentary that explores the global maritime freight industry and oceans as
arenas exploited for material gains by global capital. Jumana Manna’s films, Wild
Relatives and Foragers, explore themes of survival through foraging and the
regulations that govern it. While Manna focuses on botanical themes, Jeong
Jae-eun’s Cats’ Apartment shifts the lens to stray cats sharing living
spaces with humans in urban settings.
