Nothing Exists Until It Moves | Duration 8:59 | Single Channel | 4K Resolution | 25fps
A movement study in transformation, presence, and the unseen forces that shape what we perceive, Nothing Exists Until It Moves is a short film that uses a computer-vision technique called frame differencing to extract and emphasise all movement within a moving image. Filmed on location at Joya: arte + ecología / AiR - Cortijada Los Gázquez, Vélez Blanco, Spain
A body encounters an unseen environment, revealed only through its disturbance. The earth shifts, stones scatter, and bushes tremble toward consciousness, unveiling the subtle violence of existence. The screen becomes a space where movement alone defines existence, blurring the line between body and environment.
Screenings:
Moving Earth - Eco dance Day - Interface Arts Centre, Inagh Co. Galway, Ireland (June 2025)
Bucharest International Dance Film Festival -Bucharest, Romania (September 2025)
Light Moves Festival - Limerick City, Ireland (November 2025)
Installation
Culture Night - The Guesthouse Project, Cork City, Ireland (September 2025)
CineDans Festival - Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland (February 2026)