This film
is concerned with the physical and metaphorical relationships emerging
from the essence of water. It explores how our own circulatory systems
are intimately connected with the waters of the world. Just as streams
and rivers act as a fluid system of transportation across the globe
so does the human circulatory system. Ultimately, whatever we do to
the waters of the planet we do to our own body. The earth and the
human body are inextricably linked, they are in effect one and the
same being made up of the basic life elements.
About the Artist
Born in Switzerland in 1977, Alina came to the United States at age
6. After living in various places in the United States with her family
over the course of the next 12 years, she finally settled in at Oberlin,
drawn to it initially for its experimental dance program. Always an
avid admirer of film, Alina was delighted to have been accepted into
Rian Brown's digital video class in the spring of 2001. Above is an
excerpt from her work in which Alina attempted to fuse her sensual
performance aesthetics with a conscious mix of biology and environmental
concerns.
Video/Film
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