Starting from the Greek myth of Cassandra, who sees and feels everything, but whose prophecies are never heeded, even though they are true, Alina and Teodora bring her spirit into the present through recontextualization and embodiment. Cassandra foretells ecological disasters because she is connected to nature and communicates with it. In the society of overconsumption, the magical bond between humans and nature is perceived as madness.
video performance & polaroids
"While filming for our project, we encountered a Saxon-origin teacher in the old school, which no longer functions, crying. He had moved to Germany over 30 years ago. His nostalgic tears for a world that no longer exists and is transforming before our eyes are also the tears of our search—a cry for how the traces of the past are disappearing without leaving behind any testimony of what was, about symbols and other ways of living in a community."
Alina Tofan is an actress active in the realm of contemporary arts, exploring various forms of performance art through film, theatre, dance, art therapy, and more. She is currently a PhD student at UNArte in Visual Arts, where she is working on establishing her own performative methodology.
Teodora Rotaru is an interdisciplinary visual artist. She completed her bachelor’s degree at UNArte in the Photo-Video department and is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field. Her artistic practices include photography, installation, performance, video art, and experimental film.
