Who are the Northern Lights? Spirituality, Art, and the Aurora Borealis: A Creative Exploration of Transcendence and Interconnectedness
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Abstract
Performance: Join this cinematic exploration where the aurora borealis becomes a portal between spirit and matter. Amsterdam-based artist Lucy Cordes Engelman presents an immersive 60-minute screening of her short films and installations, blending animism, ancestral knowledge, and the interplay of science and the sacred. Inspired by her time in Northern Norway with a shaman channeling the Northern Lights, Lucy's work unveils the cosmos as a conscious, living entity. Join this evocative exploration of ecological spirituality and artistic alchemy—where moving images blur the boundaries between the seen and unseen, inviting you into a luminous world of transformation.
Presenter Biography
Lucy Cordes Engelman is an artist-filmmaker based between Amsterdam and LA. She works with the sensorial and ritual potential of cinema as a way of reconnecting to the living earth. Subjugated and alternative knowledges that are deeply embedded in place are central to Lucy’s research-based practice. Recent and current projects relate to cosmic consciousness, ecology, and a time before/after patriarchy. Graduating with honors from the MA Artistic Research KABK in 2019, she has shared work in Europe, the Americas, and Asia; her first narrative short film was funded by the NL Film Funds and will premiere at Evolution Mallorca Film Festival 2024 in Palma.