Electric Mother: the More-than-human in Eye's Collection and Beyond
Artist and filmmaker Janis Rafa has selected video art and film excerpts that provide an alternative to the anthropocentric perspective. From silent films from Eye’s collection accompanied by live music by Nora Mulder to scenes from contemporary films and work from artistic acquaintances.
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Janis Rafa
Eye Filmmuseum presents a solo exhibition by artist and filmmaker Janis Rafa. Spoken language rarely features in her evocative films and video installations; she focuses instead on the silent presence of non-humans, allowing them to become the leading force within her poetic compositions. Her narratives emphasise animalistic instincts, untamed behaviours and inabilities to coexist, alongside human fears, expectations and failure.
Online Magazine
In our Online Magazine, Clemens Driessen, philosopher and cultural geographer at Wageningen University, studies the place of animals in our more-than-human culture. Here he describes how Janis Rafa portrays animals in a way that resonates with the work of the painter Paulus Potter, creating scenes that make animals the central characters animating our contemporary landscapes.
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