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Els Dietvorst

(c)Els Dietvorst
After the Flood [Na de zondvloed, Aprés le déluge], 2002
Video , 01:05:00
digital file (colour, sound)

After the Flood consists of numerous pieces of theatre and recitation, with exclusively texts by Arthur Rimbaud. In the process of the Return of the Swallows this marks the first time the Swallows leave their neighbourhood to act in the cultural centre of Strombeek-Bever. The decor bathes in only three colours: red, black and white, the favorite colours of both Dietvorst and Rimbaud. Every swallow had the same exposure time.