TRANCE&DANCE_SKYCITY CHALLENGE 2017

Director : Anthony KARKAN

Editor : Anthony KARKAN & Farah SEFSOUF

Soundtrack : TRAINTRAX

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Transcendence questions our place as individuals in society. But the 21st century, defined by it’s increasingly accelerated process of globalization, provokes a uniformity of culture and a loss of references. In the face of this it seems that under certain conditions the culture of work is now the new dogma. The issues surrounding burnout and other crises brought about by our relationship to work serve as proof for this phenomenon. The problem arises from the fact that we accentuate our performance in work, rather than structuring success within our personal development.

Our group, originating in Brussels, observes the problem of an “over-work” culture on a daily basis. Being the capital of the European Union, the city attracts a hugely diverse population and concentrates international institutions. This context has informed and shaped our understanding of these issues and our response to them through this project. These observations have given rise to a multiplicity of responses that are unique to each individual; either by tending to look towards the inside, and undergoing activities of relaxation, or by the exteriorization of their personality, in moments of social interaction. These binary propositions seem to stand in contrast to one another, where one is isolation, a tendency towards the self, the other is defined by a tendency to consume, if not to over-consume, goods, experiences, and ideas.