Tamar Guimarães and Kasper Akhøj, ‘Studies for a Minor History of Trembling Matter’. 2017. © Courtesy Tamar Guimarães and Kasper Akhøj
About the Work
Set in the Brazilian town of Palmelo - where Spiritist healing rituals remain central to daily life - the film follows two mediums, Divino and Lázaro, as they move between communal ceremonies and their personal spaces. Through intimate visuals - plants used in traditional remedies, torn chromolithographs of Saint Lazarus - it both evokes a ‘minor history’ and documents embodied spiritual practice as an alternative to institutional medicine.
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale (SMB13) × Frieze Film Seoul 2025
The 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale presents a special screening program curated by artistic directors Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres and Lukas Brasiskis for Frieze Film Seoul 2025. The screenings will take place on the rooftop of Seoul Museum of Art and feature a selection of artists’ films that converge spiritual, mystical, and magical forces on the screen in ways that change our understanding of everyday life. Composed in four chapters - Harmony, Reclaiming, Communion, and Waking Dreams - the screening programme will be accompanied by introductions by the artistic directors and a reception on the programme’s opening day.