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Sekai Machache
Profound Divine Sky , 2021Film17:24 minsThis film is available to view in full in the RSA galleries. Profound Divine Sky 2021 was shot in the Flow Country in the Scottish Highlands. The site of a...This film is available to view in full in the RSA galleries.
Profound Divine Sky 2021 was shot in the Flow Country in the Scottish Highlands. The site of a major ecological conservation project, reviving the ecosystem of the peatlands in efforts to reduce carbon emissions. With videography and editing by Basharat Khan and soundtrack composed by Susannah Stark. The score features a varied composition of ambient nature sounds, structured around four original poems recited by the artist.
Acknowledgements and Credits:
Videography/Editor: Basharat Khan
Videography Assistance/Editor: Douglas Tyrell Bunge
Subtitles and Closed Captions: Douglas Tyrell Bunge
Photography, Assistance and Support: Antanas Budvytis
Sound/Editor: Susannah Stark
Bohran/Celtic Drum: Kirsty Duncan
Costume: Fiona Catherine Powell
These Stories Poem: Written in collaboration with Thulani Rachia
PA/Driver: Saoirse Anis
Childcare and Support: Alison Orr
Locations and Onsite Support: Fenella Gabrysch, Paul Turner and Frances Davis
Concept/Direction/Production/Story/Writing/Photography/Voiceovers/Textiles/Costumes/Locations/Props and Performance by Sekai Machache
Supported by the RSA Morton Award, Stills Gallery Edinburgh, GI Festival and Talbot Rice Residency 2021-23