Rosa Menkman at the NeMe Arts Centre
Channel: NeMe
Date: 15/12/2022

Rosa Menkman's lecture-performance at the NeMe Arts Centre delivered on 10 December 2022 where she introduced her work in progress, "A Mountain that Refracts Light and Time," created with partial funding from Creative Europe and support from NeMe, within the framework of the European Media Art Platform residency.

Since the summer of 2022, Menkman has been travelling the Mediterranean to learn about three Cyclopes lineages. Cyclopes are famous mythical creatures, known for their gargantuan physique and single round eye. However, beyond their most famous features, and maybe a name born by a single Cyclops, little about them is known. In fact, Cyclopes seem shrouded in mystery, sparking general questions such as: Where do contemporary Cyclopes live, and how do Cyclopes perceive the world? The work is narrated by the Angel of History, a recurring figure in Menkman’s work. The Angel watches the Cyclopes pasts and learns from their perspectives in attempt to apply its lessons to a future.