Horror Vacui has been selected for inclusion in the FILM program at ART SG, showcasing new film-making practices, experimental film or film as artistic medium from artists and practitioners from around the world. ART SG FILM will run at ArtScience Museum Cinema during the fair dates, and will be open to all ART SG and ArtScience Museum visitors.

Denoting from the Latin, ‘fear of empty space’ or ‘fear of emptiness’, ‘Horror Vacui’ is a term used to describe the artistic obsessions of filling every surface without leaving any empty space. This concept relates, on the one hand, to the frenetic expansion and hyper-development currently undertaken by mankind, and on the other, to Buddhist belief that human beings are limited in grasping the ‘true nature of things and events’.

Visually the film contrasts Earth’s untouched lands with artificial settlements, layering multiple landscapes with the use of various image-producing techniques: aerial drone footage, macro photography, and 3D scanning for example. Horror Vacui reflects upon the alienation from nature and the resulting break of the harmonious balance of the ecosystem.