LET ME TELL YOU A STORY
In 1424, Venetian cartographer Zuane Pizzigano stretched the imagination of the still unexplored Atlantic Sea and drew an island with seven cities in his nautical charts, he named it Antilia.
Throughout the 15th century the mysterious land was never found but eventually gave the name to the Caribbean archipelago, Antilles.
In 1940, the armed vanguard of the Third Reich invaded the Netherlands. As a consequence, Dutch authorities commanded to seize all of the German ships sailing the Seven Seas. A few days later, a Nazi boat was sunk by his own captain to avoid its captivation in the Dutch colony of Aruba ; the suicidal german mastered a ship named SS Antilla.
The legends says that his ghost is still trapped in that boat under the sea.
In 2018 the shipwreck is among the most visited underwater sites of Aruba.
Time on this land seems to have stopped.
Is it just a dream?
This movie was directed by contemporary artists duo Baratto&Mouravas. I curated the editing and the colour correction.
[ length: 20 minutes ]
Future Relics reveals an experiential quest which materialises as an unknown cartography and a space of imagination; a historical labyrinth becomes an immeasurable utopia. Director: Nicola Baratto & Mouravas Yiannis Editor: Claudio Zaia Soundtrack: Marijn Degenaar & Francesco G. Gagliardi Sound Design & 3D Animation : Francesco G. Gagliardi Custom Title Typography : Viktor Gogas Feauturing : Mo - Humbert Ronald Mohamed , Franks Bik, Rodrigo Peraza, David Haack Monberg as the Captain's voice Recorded sound : Worm
"The luminous Past can only sustain a shred of Future Relics"
- Baratto&Mouravas