Grotta
Carlos Casas
àngels barcelona, Barcelona
- Title
- Grotta
- Gallery
- àngels barcelona, Barcelona
- Year
- Since 2000
- Duration
- 10 min
- Format & Technical
Series of films with ambient video and radio frequences
- Courtesy
In 1907 Herman Hesse spent a few days mediating and fasting in a cave near Monte verità, these days and the visions and insights he collected there went on to be very influential in his thinking and shaped some of the most important works of his literary career. Western contra culture, 60’s Psychedelia and eastern spiritual awakening would not be the same without books like Demian, Siddharta, Journey to the east, or The glass bead game. The image and sound of this film was shot there, and is an homage to this cave and its possible invocations.
Stills
Carlos Casas (b. 1974, Barcelona, Spain) is a filmmaker and artist whose practice encompasses film, sound and the visual arts. His films have been screened and awarded in festivals around the world, like the Venice Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Mexico International Film Festival, FID Marseille, etc… his work has been exhibited and performed in international art institutions and galleries, such as Tate Modern, London, Fondation Cartier, Palais de Tokyo, Centre Pompidou, Paris, Hangar Bicocca, Milan, CCCB Barcelona, GAM Torino, Bozar Bruxelles, among others.
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àngels barcelona
- Address
- c/ Pintor Fortuny 27, 08001, Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 93 412 54 00
- info@angelsbarcelona.com
- Website
- www.angelsbarcelona.com
Located in Barcelona’s Raval district, àngels barcelona operates as a platform for contemporary artistic manifestations, with the aim of transcending disciplines and promoting critical thinking by developing a programme that brings together collaborations with artists, curators and other cultural agents at a local and international level. The gallery is a space where historical, social, political and media discourses are rethought. àngels barcelona builds, promotes and explores new cultural bridges, as well as experimental artistic practices.