Title: We Need Forest But Not This One️
Year: 2024
Medium: Multimedia installation, performance
Collaborators: Alina Tofan
Exhibited at: LAMB, Agueda-Portugal, 2024 | Art Alive, Aveiro-Portugal, 2025 | VideoClub, Berlin-Germany, 2025
This work shows the consequence of eucalyptus monoculture in Portugal. Using photogrammetry and motion capture, we created a digital forest where repetition and visual monotony are the main elements. Within the environment two figures move endlessly through the same terrain, emphasizing the predictable and controlled structure of monoculture plantations. The work is presented as a video loop, reinforcing the sense of ecological and social stagnation. During the exhibition, the installation was activated through a performance in which participants collectively transformed into a forest and recited a manifesto addressing the environmental impact of eucalyptus plantations. The work reflects on ecological uniformity and the tensions between natural ecosystems and industrial landscapes.