Rêver Mécanique

Living in a mechanical dream, where individuals function as tools, their consciousness only occasionally surfacing like faint whispers in the background, reminiscent of the distorted signal of an aging, malfunctioning TV. ... What a tragedy that would be ? The title draws inspiration from the Dadaist film 'Ballet Mécanique' by Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy. This work is a personal homage to the world of video experimentation and the early avant-garde cinema. 1440x1080 px, MP4 Sounds of a motor starting up, drills, a bandsaw cut and gears. Runway Gen2, Deforum Stable Diffusion, Analogue circuit bent gear, VHS video of a calm sea, digitally manipulated Alessio Lagreca, 2023