FILM

Camille Henrot set herself the challenge of telling the story of the universe’s genesis using a long poem delivered in the style of spoken word, that mixes scientific history with Creation stories belonging to religious, hermetic and oral traditions in a joyous syncretism. Grosse Fatigue emerged from the artist’s fellowship at the Smithsonian institution and contains shots unveiling the treasures hidden away in the prestigious collections. By adding images that are found on the internet and scenes filmed in locations as diverse as a pet store and a domestic interior that appear like pop-ups at the screen’s surface, she perfectly encapsulates our anxious, knowledge-thirsty contemporary moment.