Without Sun
A long time ago, our ancestors Homo erectus and Homo sapiens domesticated fire, a feat no other creature had achieved. One day, Man discovered a new, invisible fire that allowed him to conquer the world. It was so powerful it could not be extinguished. Man reveled in possessing the power of the universe, but soon discovered this fire could create and destroy. These are nuclear waste. “Sans soleil” (Without Sun) is an experimental short film by the Grapain Collective, created with Les Productions du Désert. Set in an abandoned warehouse, it reveals a pyro-landscape depicting the disappearance of humanity and the extinction of the sun. Through sculptures, the artists envision a new age of fire, governed by uncontrollable, destructive forces. It shows a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by flames, where the sun symbolizes a nuclear reactor, representing both a source of energy and a devastating force with catastrophic consequences.
COLLECTIF GRAPAIN
Born in Paris, in 1989 and 1992, the Collectif Grapain is a french siblings duo from the Visual Arts field. They studied at the National Art School Villa Arson in Nice, FR , and pursued post-master’s degrees in sculpture at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Braunschweig, DE, and in “Art and Globalization” at the National Art School Nancy in Schanghai CHN. Their work oscillates between sculpture and cinema, exploring the creative dimension of ruin through dystopias based on various scientific sources (biology, electronics, computer science, etc.). Their work has been exhibited internationally at the Moritzburg Museum of Modern Art in Halle, at the Kesner Gesellschaft and the Kunstverein Hannover, at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, and at the Greenlight Trienniale in Norway.
CO-TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – GALAAD HEMSI
Born in 1978, Galaad Hemsi, is a French filmmaker. He founded the production company Les Productions du Désert in 2008, creating short films, documentaries, and his feature “Casting Sauvage” in 2015. He’s currently working on his documentary “Café́ Sans Filtre” and his next short film, “Ping-Pong.”