Film still of Eventual Horizon, 2023. © Elise Guillaume
Eventual Horizon
4k video, 9mins. 2023
Filmed in the Arctic, Eventual Horizon threads together the artist’s experience of insomnia, grief, and hope. In this viscerally engaging film, a parallel is made between the experience of mourning a loved one and ecological degradation. Perceiving grief as an active element of hope, Eventual Horizon focuses on the transformative and healing power of these states.
The film’s soundscape is created from Arctic field recordings, capturing the sounds of glacier ice melting and the vibrations emitted by these bodies of water.
Film still of Eventual Horizon, 2023. © Elise Guillaume
Research & Development in the Arctic was facilitated by The Arctic Circle - Artists & Scientist Residency and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
With the support of Sustainable Art, a contribution was made towards the project Urban Forest which went towards the plantation of a Miyawaki forest in a school in Grez-Doiceau, Belgium.
Elise Guillaume. Exhibition view of Émotions Terranaissantes, Espace Croisé, 2023. © John Janssens.
Written, Directed and Produced by Elise Guillaume
Production - Espace Croisé, Centre d’Art Contemporain
With the support of Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains
Consulting Producers - Chloe Abrahams, Marie de Ganay
Cinematography, Editing, Sound & Narration - Elise Guillaume
Additional Cinematography - John Janssens, Edouard Outters
Colour Grading - John Janssens
Sound Mix & Additional Sound - Mélia Roger
Sound Assistant - Luc Aureille
Special Thanks - Marius Atumulesei, Sergei Chernikov, Olivia Crowe, Jeremy Chen, Sarah Gerats, Jekyll n' Hyde, Tuomas Kauko, Laura Mené, Inês Neto Dos Santos, Patricia Petersen, regiment, Robin Wattiaux, JungEun Yang.
Elise Guillaume. Exhibition view of Émotions Terranaissantes, Espace Croisé, 2023. © John Janssens.
The estimated carbon footprint of Eventual Horizon is 4.72 tonnes CO2e. Calculations were accounted by Iris Beswick at Earthly. The scope can be found here.