At sunset a large orchestra, a choir and a group of young people position themselves against the backdrop of a mountain landscape. The musicians play the first section of Mahler's 8th Symphony, moving in precise choreography. Then, almost unnoticed, groups of them start disappearing in the dying light. Soon the landscape and the sound similarly dissolve into twilight.
Flatform was founded in 2006 and is based in Milan and Berlin.
Flatform works in video and time based installations including mobile installations. Works by Flatform have been shown in many exhibitions at museums and institutions including, among others, the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio; the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France; MARCA Museum of Contemporary Art in Catanzaro, Italy; Kulturhuset in Stockhom, Sweden; Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, Russia; Museu da imagen e do som in Sao Paulo, Brasil; and Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), Spain.
Videoworks by Flatform have been featured in several film festivals throughout the world such as Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal, Canada; LOOP Festival Barcelona, Spain; Melbourne Film Festival, Australia; International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Venice International Film Festival, Italy; Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazil, and Kurzfilmtage in Oberhausen.
Works by Flatform have been awarded at Screen Festival 2008, in Oslo; 25FPS 2009, in Zagreb; Lago Film Festival 2010, in Revine Lago; Festival International du Court-Metrage 2011, in Lille.