Settlement
Project Added: November 27, 2020
A screen capture of the Settlement film
Nicholas Galanin
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Sitka, AlaskaRegion:
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FilmPopulation Density:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrOuhkR7N10OVERVIEW
Settlement pairs video moving over open ocean combined with audio from a religious cult's initiation sermon to create a narration of an endless crossing. The work references the crossing of oceans to colonize new worlds and bodies, the middle passage and forced removal of bodies to a new world.