Darwin, What? | Isabella Rossellini & Paul Magid
Isabella is in quarantine due to the coronavirus. She decides it’s the right time to read all of Darwin’s books, but the writing is heavy and she falls asleep while reading. Darwin’s ghost appears in her dream. He wants to talk about the expression of emotions, because Isabella is an actress. Darwin explains that in his book “On the Expression of Emotions on Man and Animals,” he presents his hypothesis that basic expressions – just like bones or the famous beaks of his finches – are also shaped by evolution.
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Artist(s) name: Isabella Rossellini & Paul Magid
Title of the Work: Darwin, What?
Year: 2020
Medium: Video
Duration of the Work: 8´22´´
Camera & Editing: Kirsten Tanjutco
Technical Assistance: Roberto Rossellini
Music: Doug Wieselman
The video was shot with a Sony Alpha Camera
The film doesn’t have any reference to my personal life. But what I write has been always based on sound science. I have a Master’s degree on Animal Behavior and Conservation, and I see myself as a “environmental artist.”
This artwork was created in the context of ENTER project, an initiative of Onassis Foundation. Onassis Stegi and Onassis USA give artists from all around the world 120 hours to create from home a series of new original commissions; sharing their new reality. Let’s ENTER.
