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Communicating Vessels

Maïder Fortuné

2020 00:31:00 CanadaEnglishColorStereo16:94K video

Description

Following the premise that water will always find its level, the term Communicating Vessels describes the way liquid moves between conjoined containers: gravity and pressure conspire to keep the surfaces aligned, pulling the shared liquid back and forth until the separate vessels come into balance. Like the relationship between a mother and a child or fluid passed from mouth to mouth, meaning, intention and understanding constantly flow back and forth between us. It is the fundamental connectedness of all things, how ideas migrate and shapes shift, and the possibility of individuation without individualism. Bringing together fictional narrative, personal anecdote and private conversation, Communicating Vessels explores how we infect and influence each other in ways that are sometimes good, sometimes bad, yet always urgent and necessary.

Performers: Madelyne Beckles, Deragh Campbell, Fiona Reid
Camera: Iris Ng, Claire Harvey, Annie MacDonell, Maider Fortuné
Sound: Julia Wittman, Polina Teif
Writing Editing : Annie MacDonell, Maider Fortuné

About Maïder Fortuné

Maïder Fortuné studied literature and theater before entering Le Fresnoy National Studio of Contemporary Arts, where she developed a performance-related practice of the technological image. With its great formal rigor, Fortuné’s work commands all the viewer’s attention for a genuine experience of the image and its processes. Recently, her practice turned to more narrative preoccupations. Lecture performances and films deeply rooted in writing are the mediums she processes to open up new narrative strategies. 

Her work has been exhibited internationally (Europe, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan). In 2010 she won the Villa Medicis fellowship in Roma, Italy.  Recent shows and performances have been held at Gallery 44, Toronto, Centre Pompidou  Paris, and the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2019, her mid-length film L’inconnu de  Collegno was part of IFFR Bright Future selection. In 2020, Communicating Vessels won the Ammodo Tiger short award at IFFR Rotterdam.