Memoria Boy at Sea

The work is part of the Memoria Project the first major series of work that is set outside of Weerasethakuls home country Given his affinity for the Amazon of which Thai jungle tales were originally inspired Weerasethakul has started to explore South America and since 2017 has been developing a film based in Colombia He is drawn to its topography where active volcanoes and landslides ceaselessly transform natural landscapes The Memoria Project presents both personal and collective memories while retaining the artists fascination with illumination A vital part of the video and photographic works is the presence of a lone protagonist on the beach Weerasethakul worked with Canadian actor Connor Jessup who visited him during the filming of a documentary at Nuquí area in Chocó Department western Colombia Here the actor is a spirit that contemplates the artists journey his dream of both real and imaginary films