Azolla Allegory
Short film22 min video loop, hanging glass sculptures, azolla fern, sand, fog diffusers
The work makes visible the entangled agencies and dynamic interactions between organisms and environments that, across time, generate bodies.
What if we could perceive our environments as active generators of life forms, rather than passive settings for life to exist?
With Azolla Allegory, Stella explores the visual metaphor of the freshwater fern and its symbiotic relationship with blue-green cyanobacteria. This microscopic encounter imprinted genetic essence onto the fern, triggering a cascade of events during the Eocene era—traces of which remain in Arctic sediments.
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ꕀ Arctic sediments hold memories as our feet sink slowly into warm water.
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Credits:
Conceived and created by Stella Horta — including concept, camera, editing, and glass sculptures.
Performers: Natasha Virgilio, Rachel Bo, Emeka Ene, Deva Schubert
Outside eye: Judith Förster
Sound composition: Tom Lönqvist, Usof
Costumes: Iva Hoes, Stella Horta
Installation pillows: Jona Carstensen
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Azolla Allegory
Short film22 min video loop, hanging glass sculptures, azolla fern, sand, fog diffusers
Conceived and created by Stella Horta — including concept, camera, editing, and glass sculptures.
Performers: Natasha Virgilio, Rachel Bo, Emeka Ene, Deva Schubert
Outside eye: Judith Förster
Sound composition: Tom Lönqvist, Usof
Costumes: Iva Hoes, Stella Horta
Installation pillows: Jona Carstensen
With Azolla Allegory, Horta explores the visual metaphor of the freshwater fern and its symbiotic relationship with blue-green cyanobacteria. This microscopic encounter imprinted genetic essence onto the fern, triggering a cascade of events during the Eocene era—traces of which remain in Arctic sediments.
The work makes visible the entangled agencies and dynamic interactions between organisms and environments that, across time, generate bodies.
What if we could perceive our environments as active generators of life forms, rather than passive settings for life to exist?
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ꕀ ꕀ
ꕀ ꕀ Interactions between organisms and environments generated bodies.
ꕀ ꕀ
ꕀ
ꕀ ꕀ
ꕀ ꕀ ꕀ Events cascaded out of a single symbiotic encounter.
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ꕀ Arctic sediments hold memories as our feet sink slowly into warm water. ꕀ ꕀ
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