Video performance, two large screens, color, stereo sound (0.05.15), 2010

The video-performance Metamorphose is connected to both familial and geographical mourning. It is the first artwork I created in France after immigrating. Through this performance, I aimed to live a unique experience by burying myself to connect with the earth, the deceased, and the otherworldly. I also wanted to test my body, challenge its resilience, and push its limits through this repeated ordeal throughout the day. However, I realized that the earth was much heavier than I had imagined before. Underground, everything is dark, cold, and silent.

The video consists of two parallel screens where I appear twice: walking in a forest, gazing at the horizon, and then digging the earth with a large shovel. Then, we see an empty grave on both screens, followed by a scene where I am lying in a tomb in one image, and in the other, I am covering myself with earth.