the lives beneath

The Lives Beneath

Bianca Kennedy and Felix Kraus depict a world in the year 4000. Everything in nature gets mer-ged into one single mind. Plants, animals and hybrid human beings form a worldwide super-network of conciousness. The few remaining non-hybrid humans are being forced to live underwater in fl oating shiplike cities. Humans try to convince nature that they‘re still valuable, using songs, meditation and yoga. The Lives Beneath examines the downfall of a society that refu-ses to live with nature in harmony. But on the other side is a self-conscious planet,which suff ers from the burden of having to think for all eternity.

For the exhibition at Espronceda in February 2016 they created a multidimensional experience, ranging from the central fi lm to suspended metal sculptures, drawings, sounds, shadow animations, paper embossments, collages and a stunning in-stallation: The visitor can enter the cabin of a ship, diving into their world even deeper.

In Vitro, 2014by Bianca Kennedy

Paper embossmentsPaper embossmentsby Felix Krausby Felix Kraus

Hybrid [2016, 10 min]Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid [2016, 10 min][2016, 10 min][2016, 10 min][2016, 10 min]

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Stills from Stills from The Lives Beneath [2016, 18 min][2016, 18 min]

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Drawings, 2016Drawings, 2016by Bianca Kennedyby Bianca Kennedy

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