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Delcy Morelos in “Human Nature”Season 12
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In an ancient Carthusian monastery in Seville, Spain, artist Delcy Morelos works barefoot, her hands filled with aromatic soil and straw as she constructs one of her monumental earthworks. This documentary short follows the artist as she works across three continents, using soils, seeds, fabrics, and spices to create immersive experiences that powerfully embody the artist’s belief in our shared humanity and the sanctity of the Earth. “We are seeing the Earth as a living and sacred being,” says Morelos. “I don’t create sculptures, I design an experience.” Reflecting on her life and work, the artist recalls her childhood connection to nature in her hometown of Tierralta, Colombia, her early paintings that respond to Colombia’s history of violence, and the large-scale installations she is known for today. Creating intimate and tactile encounters with the natural world, the artist opens a unique possibility for discovery, healing, and harmony through a dialogue with the earth and with each other.
Credits
Director: Ian Forster. Executive Producer: Tina Kukielski. Series Producer: Nick Ravich. Producer: Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung. Editor: Sebastián Díaz. Directors of Photography: Santiago Jaimes & Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers. Associate Curator: Jurrell Lewis. Design & Animation: Momentist, Inc. Composer: Andrew Orkin.
Additional Cinematography: Aaron Phillips & Alejandro Toro. Assistant Camera: Hugo Cabezas & Jules Rico. Drone Operator: Santiago Gutiérrez. Colombia Field Producer: Natalia Agudelo Campillo. Translator: Isabella Morelli Avilán. Archival Producer: Leah Ford. Location Sound: Alejandro Castillo & Roberto Sánchez. Production Assistants: Esteban Sarui Morelo Blanco & Santiago Villanueva.
Additional Art21 Staff: Makda Amdetsyon, Lauren Barnett, Hannah DeGarmo, Lolita Fierro, Grace LeCates, Emma Nordin, Jessica Svenson, Noor Tamari, Nora Wimmer. Interns: Candice Cirilo, Emma Kanne, Billie Lam, Asante Marie Owusu-Brafi, Aarya Silwal, Maria Syville, Emilia Copeland Titus.
Video Post-Production Service: Cut + Measure. Video Post-Production Producer: Alex Laviola. Colorist: Chris Ramey. Online & Conform: David Gauff. Post-Production Coordinator: Mary Grace Duffy. Audio Post-Production Service: Post Romantic. Re-Recording Mixer & Sound Editor: Gisela Fullà-Silvestre. Assistant Sound Editor: Dan Weisselberg. Audio Description & Captions: Sasha Hecht & Andre Kelman. Quality Control: Adam Stout. Narration: Louise Eliasof. Additional Music: Trey Toy. Additional Video Editor: Regina Spurlock. Additional Animation: Christian Mroczka. Assistant Editors: Isabella Morelli Avilán, Stephanie Cen, Sarah Yi Fineman, Michelle Hanks. Legal Counsel: Donaldson Callif Perez.
Artwork Courtesy: Delcy Morelos & Marian Goodman Gallery.
Archival Material: Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Archives & Reuters Screenocean.
Special Thanks: The Art21 Board of Trustees & Daniel Scordio.
Filming Locations Provided By: Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Dia Art Foundation, Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
Series Created By: Susan Dowling & Susan Sollins.
Original Production Funding Provided By: The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, Lambent Foundation, Agnes Gund, Melony and Adam Lewis, National Endowment for the Arts, Teiger Foundation, Sarah Arison, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Dealer Tire, Arts, Equity, & Education Fund™, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Elyse and Lawrence B. Benenson, Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia, Tim and Lauren Schrager Family Foundation.
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Dedicated to Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers.
Closed captionsAvailable in English, German, Romanian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Italian
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