SOAP OPERA
SCULPTURE/2025
An eleven-meter-long, 16mm analogue film runs on a loop through a projector. The footage, shot in a zoo, shows animals producing sounds that the film medium could not capture; these absent sounds are replaced by the mechanical noise of the projector itself.
The projector is housed within a sculptural body crafted from leftover wood and cut to resemble the form of a vehicle. Inside this structure, the film moves continuously. The sculpture also features a frieze made of multi-colored soap and incense, which depicts a narrative. This animal story is a collage of political figures from literature, including Kafka’s Josephine the singing mouse and Don Durito, the intellectual beetle from Zapatista writings.![]()
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An eleven-meter-long, 16mm analogue film runs on a loop through a projector. The footage, shot in a zoo, shows animals producing sounds that the film medium could not capture; these absent sounds are replaced by the mechanical noise of the projector itself.
The projector is housed within a sculptural body crafted from leftover wood and cut to resemble the form of a vehicle. Inside this structure, the film moves continuously. The sculpture also features a frieze made of multi-colored soap and incense, which depicts a narrative. This animal story is a collage of political figures from literature, including Kafka’s Josephine the singing mouse and Don Durito, the intellectual beetle from Zapatista writings.
