The Creature That Crawls in The Underground Skies (2022)
As part of the research bureau on horror,
Laila formulated the following research question: How can the complex
geological structure of caves reveal and awakennon-linear and
hybrid storytelling logic(s)?
There is a whole subpage on Reddit that goes into how caves, for many people, trigger horrific fears like darkness, isolation, depth, fear of getting lost, the unknown, a place where your mind plays tricks on you. However, this project attempts to change the perception of caves and approach these spaces as a place of birthing, and speculation. The purpose of this approach is to render acts of narrating history more fluid and less sedentary as normally presented. History isn’t set in stone, and much like the walls of the caves, it is always
changing.
There is a whole subpage on Reddit that goes into how caves, for many people, trigger horrific fears like darkness, isolation, depth, fear of getting lost, the unknown, a place where your mind plays tricks on you. However, this project attempts to change the perception of caves and approach these spaces as a place of birthing, and speculation. The purpose of this approach is to render acts of narrating history more fluid and less sedentary as normally presented. History isn’t set in stone, and much like the walls of the caves, it is always
changing.
These histories are meant to be touched and experienced, and
in this way, embodying a hybrid logic of time, space, and story. The short
film, The Creature that Crawls in The Underground Skies, travels through webs
of realities etched into the limestone walls, while the audience is listening
to an official tour story narrated by Jo, an official Maastricht Caves tour
guide. Alongside Jo’s voice is that of the fictional monster, the Cavus
Reptilia,
Latin for cave reptile. This creature speaks in notes, and chords about dreams, death, and rebirth to reveal the various potentials of coming into being. The act of listening to a cave’s history, fused with monologues of death and rebirth can awaken such a non-linear and hybrid form of experiencing.
Latin for cave reptile. This creature speaks in notes, and chords about dreams, death, and rebirth to reveal the various potentials of coming into being. The act of listening to a cave’s history, fused with monologues of death and rebirth can awaken such a non-linear and hybrid form of experiencing.
