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The most famous of what the Arabs wrote in poetry was called Muallaqat. It has been said to be suspended because, like precious contracts, they are attached to the mind. It is said that these poems were written with gold
Melbourne based Stelarc burst into prominence in the early 1970s with a series of confronting, and outrageous public art performances. Following his mantra that ‘the body is obsolete’, the Cypriot-born Australian set abo
Dudley, a hapless mailman bullied by a domineering wife, falls for a pretty young woman who comes to the post office every day hoping for a letter from her missing husband. Dudley discovers that her husband, a criminal,
A sad and restrained man lying on the bed in his empty room. Hesitates, ponder hypotheses in a cycle without deciding, stuck. In exhaustion all anguish equals. Another man is sitting at the window: he looks at him and to
A magical cabeceo in a tango ballroom takes two passionate souls on an intimate journey. Their words flow seamlessly through a dreamlike dance, revealing the heart of their bond as they navigate desire, fear, and love le
The silhouette of a giant wave about to engulf fragile boats: this image of suspended fate has traveled the world in the form of postcards, posters, and advertisements. Why such success? How did an image so deeply rooted
The idea of suspension is evoked on shifting registers – as levitation, cessation, preservation, and suspense – and located in sites whose identities slip as we track through a space within a space.
A short documentary based on filmed correspondence. Journals of imaginary trips between two people stranded by the pandemic, one inside and the other outside the Uruguayan territory; one yearning to leave, another yearni
In Suspended Duration ordinary objects – a beverage can, a rope, plasticine, a plastic bag full of groceries, a shopping cart, etc.– are the protagonists.
Boracay Island is a small sandy island in the Philippines that is probably famous for one resounding decision. It has been suspended! In just 25 years, this small island has carried the burden of popularity and, unfortun
Suspended Duty - Taiwan Military Training Regiment delivers the story of some 4,000 young Taiwanese men who volunteered for the army established by General Sun Lijen in 1949. Receiving a short period of basic military tr
The film tracks the story of an “interrogation” through the footages from Shahoo mountain, a mountain in Kurdistan of Iran which hosts nomadic Kurdish tribe called Havar Neshins. Through landscape as its approach, this f
An image—raising Peru's largest flag—is the beginning of an exploration of a national symbol imposed on us to construct our identity. Through YouTube videos and the voice of Teresa Orbegoso, the flag is suspended in the
Combining colourful Tableaux Vivants, – re-stagings of art historical references – with chimerically orchestrated scenes, and playful and improvised performances in a low-tech, DIY-style surrealist setting. Through inter
Explores the rapid social evolution and economic transformation of Kuwait from a small pearling and trading community in the 1940s, to a country now occupying a pivotal position in world affairs.
Having survived a harrowing plane crash, an army pilot finds himself suspended from a canopy of trees high above the forest floor by his parachute. After making contact with his co-pilot on the ground, they realize that
Ever since the sixteenth century, French craftsmen, with their expertise, have been creating the very essence of luxury. Who are these craftsmen today? What is their vision of luxury? Four artisans take us inside their w