Patrick Hough: The Two Faces of Tomorrow
The National Sculpture Factory is delighted to present The Two Faces of Tomorrow, by Patrick Hough for this year’s Cork International Film Festival 2021.
The Event Space, Marina Market • 11 – 13 November | 8pm & 10pm daily
The Two Faces of Tomorrow is an experimental documentary-fiction film about algae; how they have shaped all life on the planet, from the deep past to the near future. The film follows a fictional researcher as they traverse ancient Roman baths plagued by toxic blooms; cutting-edge laboratories developing biofuel and food supplements; a natural history museum containing fossilized seaweeds and hominin skulls, and a facility where Martian rovers trundle over a simulated surface of the Red Planet.
As the researcher uncovers the relationship between capitalism and algae, algae and the Earth, the Earth and humans, they begin to understand the vast web of violence, extraction and exploitation, across human and non-human lives, that has led to our current moment of climate crisis.
Patrick Hough is an Irish artist living and working in London. Incorporating moving image, photography and installation, Hough’s work excavates the increasingly entangled nature of archeological, geological and ecological worlds. Patrick received a BA in Fine Art Media from NCAD, Dublin in 2011 and an MA in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art, London in 2013. He is a recipient of the 2017 Jerwood / FVU Awards, the 2017 PLASTIK Award at PLASTIK Festival of Artist Moving Image, Dublin and a 2019 Film London FLAMIN Productions commission.
Commissioned by FLAMIN Productions through Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network with funding from Arts Council England. Co-commissioned by the National Sculpture Factory. Produced by Tracy Bass. Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and Cork International Film Festival.
Capacity is limited due to COVID-19 safety measures so we strongly advise that patrons book early. Venue is wheelchair accessible with bathroom facilities onsite. This screening takes place off-site in the Club Room of the Marina Market so please dress suitably as the venue may be colder than a typical cinema.
Marina Market
Cork