Voyage To The Land Of Speaking Blood

A three-part series at the Velaslavasay Panorama exploring themes of tourism, documentary, surrealism & archaeology in Mexican cinema.

This series was inspired by a line from Antonin Artaud's notebooks written in 1935, before he embarked on a journey to Mexico in January 1936:

 

The plumed serpent,

the memory of a sorcerer writer,

a bloody garment.

 

When the past comes back into the light of day.

The day of resurrection.

When the gods descend to earth.

How myths are restored.

To be invited by the Mexicans.

 

Awaken love the ancient invisible magic,

the tamer of epidemics,

to heal the catastrophes of heaven.

Voyage to the land of speaking blood.

 

 

Part One - April 21st, 2018 - Los Olvidados  - Directed by Luis Buñuel

Part Two - May 17th, 2018 - Ruins & Magnavoz - Directed by Jesse Lerner

Part Three - August 25th, 2018 - Simon & The Sacred Cenote: 16mm Selections from the Archive of The American Egypt

 

 

The "Voyage to the Land of Speaking Blood" series is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.