Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth
Matri Linear B takes the expressive powers of the Earth’s surface as “speaking landscapes” as its starting point, as agencies of a statement, while exploring how we can learn to see them. Central for the project’s second part, Surfacing Earth, are the cosmologies and land rights politics of indigenous Australians in Yuendumu and Tijikala in the Northern Territories. They appear as a horizon and boundary in a transmitted cosmology that is over 40,000 years old. They require a way of thinking about the relativity of space, which, according to astrophysicist Arturo Escobar, “is not to be thought about with universal concepts, but with several universes at the same time that can be interconnected…”
Director: Angela Melitopoulos
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 75 min
Country: Australia, Austria
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth about?
- Matri Linear B takes the expressive powers of the Earth’s surface as “speaking landscapes” as its starting point, as agencies of a statement, while exploring how we can learn to see them. Central for the project’s second part, Surfacing Earth, are the cosmologies and land rights politics of indigenous Australians in Yuendumu and Tijikala in the Northern Territories. They appear as a horizon and boundary in a transmitted cosmology that is over 40,000 years old. They require a way of thinking about the relativity of space, which, according to astrophysicist Arturo Escobar, “is not to be thought about with universal concepts, but with several universes at the same time that can be interconnected…”
- Who directed Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth?
- Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth was directed by Angela Melitopoulos.
- How long is Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth?
- Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth?
- Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth is a Documentary film.
- Where was Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth produced?
- Matri Linear B: Surfacing Earth was produced in Australia, Austria.