{"id":280,"date":"2024-05-30T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:05:34","slug":"dark-saying-cucurusi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/?page_id=280","title":{"rendered":"Dark Saying &#8211; cucurus\u00ed  (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"dark saying   Wip 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMNaq1sN59I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dark Saying \u2013 Cucurus\u00ed<br>Single-channel colour video, stereo sound<br>15\u2019 53\u201d<br>Written by: Pablo M\u00e9ndez<br>Edited by: Pablo M\u00e9ndez and Candela Sotos<br>Presented at the Matadero open doors event in June 2021. With the support of CREA \u2013 Matadero, Madrid, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDark Saying\u201d is a video essay created in collaboration with artist Candela Sotos. It explores the connections of luminescence through luminous beings, stars, planets, and optical effects in the atmosphere, focusing primarily on the Lampyridae family (fireflies). We used found footage as well as my own audio and video recordings from the estuaries of Corrientes and the surroundings of Buenos Aires. Initially, the project aimed to create a documentary on firefly breeding (see \u201cAmong Humans and Fireflies\u201d) in collaboration with the Experimental Entomology Laboratory (UBA), but we ended up exploring other questions that went beyond entomology: the quest for brightness as language and possible dialogues between beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A friend once told me about seeing fireflies in Cordoba (Argentina) shining in response to the thunder of a storm. This enabled our exploration of the relationships between brightness and their possible communication. The result is a work that encourages discovery of our project in a visual and sensory way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.33.40-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.33.40-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.33.40-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.33.40-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.33.40.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.09-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.09-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.09-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.09-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.09.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dark-Saying-Mutual-enthusiasm-in-light-code.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dark-Saying-Mutual-enthusiasm-in-light-code.png 1024w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dark-Saying-Mutual-enthusiasm-in-light-code-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dark-Saying-Mutual-enthusiasm-in-light-code-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2022-08-26-a-13.01.45-300x188-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.22.png 1280w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.22-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.22-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.34.22-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.35.12-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.35.12-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.35.12-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.35.12-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mendezpablo.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Capture-decran-2023-03-30-a-15.35.12.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Saying \u2013 Cucurus\u00edSingle-channel colour video, stereo sound15\u2019 53\u201dWritten by: Pablo M\u00e9ndezEdited by: Pablo M\u00e9ndez and Candela SotosPresented at the Matadero open doors event in June 2021. 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