A lens-based meditative performance by Imke Rust, Farm Otukarru, Namibia. (2017, Released 2019, new version 2022)

In this meditative performance I interact with the dried-out stems of the Datura ferox L. plant. I pick up several stems and try to hold them high in strong wind, until I eventually have to let go.

The Datura ferox L. (Thorn Appels) plant is a naturalised alien plant in Namibia. In this performance it is symbolic of my German ancestors who have migrated to Namibia several generations ago.

Lens-based meditative performance, Farm Otukarru, Namibia. (2017, Released 2019)
Video documentation, editing and audio by Steffen Holzkamp.

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