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Marte Aas

Inside the World, Exteriors, is a cinematic study of flowers and plants. It is an attempt to allow the protagonists—plants themselves—to be co-creators of the film. The Basque philosopher Michael Marder describes plants as “aesthetic agents” and raises the question of whether plants can sense and thus have a form of cognitive capacity. Plants shape the earth, influence the air, reach for the sun, and actively adapt to their surroundings. In this way, they not only survive but also unfold and express themselves. We know that plants communicate with each other and the world around them through various signaling substances, such as pheromones, colors, and the fungal network. Is this communication, which presupposes a kind of sensing, also a kind of thinking? Considering the abundance of diversity in the plant world, could we say that the plant´s gestures are of a performative nature?

English title Inside the World, Exteriors
Aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy)
Prod. format 16mm
Duration 00:16:59
Language No dialogue
Color Color
Year 2024
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About the artist

Marte Aas

Marte Aas (NO), 1966, is a photographer and film maker. Aas main area of interest is the intersection between contemporary image culture, history, technology and the politics of the landscape. Her work attempts to address underlying structures and gestures that form political and ideological narratives. She is educated at The School of Photography at The University of Gothenburg and the National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo. Her films and art works have been shown in film venues, festivals and exhibitions such as The film Society Lincoln Center and Anthology Film Archive, New York, EMAF and Seoul International Newmedia festival as well as Kunsthall Trondheim, The National Museum of Art, Oslo, Dazibao, Montreal and Photographic Center, Copenhagen.

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