Elise Guillaume. Exhibition view of Émotions Terranaissantes, Espace Croisé, 2023.
Where I Learn to Breathe (2022)
Through a confessional letter to a loved one, the lasting impacts of a mental illness on female fertility unfolds. As the fluidity of water and the body intertwine, the artist takes us on a journey towards healing as she enters into symbiosis with nature. Filmed in a Belgian nature reserve that overlooks on mass traffic coming in & out of the port of Antwerp, the film threads ecological & personal crises together. The reserve becomes synonyme of a womb, somewhat protected yet vulnerable to the ongoing impacts of climate change / outer world.
The film’s soundscape was created using a variety of field recordings, some using hydrophones.
Trailer of Where I Learn to Breathe:
Total duration: 07:12.
Directed by Elise Guillaume / Produced by Elise Guillaume & Chloe Abrahams / DoP: John Janssens / Sound, Editing & Narration: Elise Guillaume / Voice Over Recording: Jeremy Chen/ Sound Mix: Luis Trinques.
Elise Guillaume, Where I Learn to Breathe, installation view RCA2022, Royal College of Art, London 2022
Elise Guillaume, Where I Learn to Breathe, Artist Film Nights Screening, Cloud Seven, Brussels 2022
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