Santiago Tavera & Laura Acosta The Embrace of the Saw

The Embrace of the Saw is an immersive cinematic experience exploring the concept of rupture: how moments of fracture (within ourselves, our relationships or with the systems and environments we are part of) can become generative paths towards transformation and renewal.

Through a scenography of multiple videos, holographic images, surround lighting, and spatialized soundscapes, unfolds a surreal composition of shifting architectures, classical sculptures and amorphous forms caught in a process of sundering. The combination of real and digital images weaves a post-dramatic narrative in which fluid, organic, and desiring shapes dissolve rigid structures and give rise to new forms. The sentiment of embracing rupture is especially relevant in a time when we are confronted with decaying social systems and the opportunity arises to break away to generate other ways of being. Like a vine deepening the crack of a crumbling wall, our bodies are the instrument through which new contours and textures (physical, virtual and social) can always emerge.

This project was created with the support of Canada Council for the Arts.

Video and light programmation: Milton Riaño, Sound Production: Emna Maâref, Performances: Mattia Perruzzo, Stefano Ghidetti, Javi Bernal, Florencia Sosa Rey, Rayah Ghosh, Saulo Tenório, Hugo Rueda, Videography: Milton Riaño, Marco Camerino, Abraham Mercado Studio assistance: Carolina Etchart, Christyna Franklin, Sabina Gamez, Gabriel Fuks