Inspired by a cinematic “trick” invented in 1907 by Spanish film pioneer Segundo Chomon,
The Days of the Family of the Bell is shot from a ceiling mounted camera whereas the actors lie on a black carpet beneath it.
The video references a plethora of physical performance realms including theatre, dance, wrestling, and acrobatics to investigate the side- effects caused in the attempt to achieve balance within a social structure.
The work seems to disregard rules of gravity in favor of a more relative system that is dictated by a point-of-view.
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