Cassils

From the creators of the first queer environmental documentary feature films comes a hot new offering. The third chapter is their most epic and daring yet — fusing art, activism, and intimate storytelling in a touching journey through crisis, change, and renewal. When a firestorm rips through their redwood forest home, two artist-activists — Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle —emerge with a powerful message of love, resilience, and ecological hope, guided by a relationship with their magical peacock.

Athey and Pittakos were inspired by the inclusion of a short Pasiphäe video they made for their multimedia performance Acephalous Monster. Wanting to expand on the idea in a short film that could stand alone, but also start thinking about how it could fit in a new work, The Asclepeion. And to expand on the concept of possession, compulsion, abjection, realization.. this is archetype work. Hermes interpretation of the enchanted womb of a cow, this myth is truly the earliest reference of a glory hole being used to deceive and coerce, in this case, the seed of Poseidan’s bull.

Becoming an Image is a body of work consisting of a live performance, photographs, a sculpture and an audio piece. The performance is designed for the camera, specifically the art of being photographed. Taking place in a blacked out room, the only elements in the space are the audience. a photographer, the performer and a block of clay weighing 1500 pounds (around the same height and width of Cassil's body).

Becoming an Image is a body of work consisting of a live performance, photographs, a sculpture and an audio piece. The performance is designed for the camera, specifically the art of being photographed. Taking place in a blacked out room, the only elements in the space are the audience. a photographer, the performer and a block of clay weighing 1500 pounds (around the same height and width of Cassil's body).