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Archipelago of Erthen Bones - To Bunya
malena szlam
2024, australia/ canada/ chile, 16mm transferred to digital, 20 min, no dialogue
Archipelago of Earthen Bones — To Bunya traces alternative cartographies of time, rooted in the geologic formations of our planet. Examining volcanic time as a means to express Earth’s geological history, the film seeks a sensing and knowing that recognises the divergent nature of the time scales that surround us. Using tectonic plates as imaginary maps, Szlam films ancient landforms: from the titular Bunya Mountains, to the eroded vestiges of volcanic activity to the relics of the Gondwana Rainforest, tracing a path along the central eastern ranges of Australia (which at the time of filming were illuminated in the afterglows of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai eruption), Szlam films on 16mm and edits in-camera, creating dazzling landscapes through multiple exposures.