Living in a mechanical dream, where individuals function as tools, their consciousness only occasionally surfacing like faint whispers in the background, reminiscent of the distorted signal of an aging, malfunctioning TV. ... What a tragedy that would be ?

The title draws inspiration from the Dadaist film 'Ballet Mécanique' by Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy. This work is a personal homage to the world of video experimentation and the early avant-garde cinema.

A motor starting up, drills whirring, a bandsaw cutting through materials, and the rhythmic clinking of gears, all accompanied by 'The Flea Waltz' playing in the background.

Runway Gen2, Deforum Stable Diffusion, Analogue circuit bent gear, VHS video of a calm sea (digitally manipulated) 1440x1080 px, MP4

Alessio Lagreca, 2023