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Dawn spreads its luminous rays across the coast of Iceland, revealing a sorcerer standing between wine-dark sea and mountainous black rock. It is Tempestarii, a figure of medieval lore, undertaking a primitive rite manifested to conjure a storm. The tides of the deep ocean breathe heavily, rising and falling across the cinema screen with amplifying power as the weather-maker beats a mysterious sack against the monolithic cliffs with powerful repetition. As a magical tool, this sack contains forceful winds pulled from each corner of world. As an analogy, it is aligned with the revolutionary transformations of nature by water, air, solar radiation, and geological shifts and filled with the vast potential of man’s will in alliance with Nature. As an omen, the tempestarii signals profound change in both physical and metaphysical realms. (Amelia Ishmael)

Gast Bouschet & Nadine Hilbert were both born in Luxembourg and are currently based in Brussels, Belgium. They have worked together since 1990s, using a combination of photography, video, and sound to create potent social, political, and institutional critiques which they have exhibited at major international venues including The Wall Taipei, Taiwan; Cube Space Taipei, Taiwan; Philharmonie, Luxembourg; Muzeum Sztuki Lodz, Poland; Casino Forum d`Art Contemporain, Luxembourg; Trienal de Luanda, Angola; Busan Biennale of Contemporary Art, South-Korea; Camouflage Johannesburg, South Africa; MUHKA Antwerp Belgium, CCA Glasgow, Scotland among others. Gast Bouschet & Nadine Hilbert represented Luxembourg at the Venice Biennale in 2009.