Hybrid Ecology / Kept [amends]
PROCESSING
Documenting each process amending act to record time and the work in process of harvesting, separating, assembling and finally burning the Cardiospermum grandiflorum noxious vine, seeds, seedpods and stems.
A visitor looking at Processing digital video (detail)
Processing digital video front view (detail)
Processing one channel digital video (extract)
Digital video
Processing (2026) is a video reportage of the Kept [amends] exhibition’s work in progress including the fire ceremony in which the artist performs a shamanic ritual to release the noxious vine’s energy, protecting the native habitat.
The artist has documented the artwork across one year journey by harvesting, separating, assembling and disassembling, sewing and gluing the organic noxious material.
It is a slow time process necessary to embody the ecological legacy and colonial reparation for a native environment redemption.
The field recording sound of papery dry inflated capsules while are separated from its heart-like leaves and seeds, of the sewing machine and of the artist's chants, contributes to make the video a cacophony of amplified and animistic reality.
The smoke and fire ritual of some artwork’s samples is anticipating the second part of ‘Kept [amend]’ which is consisting in performing, filming and burning the entire artwork in an enclosing pit.
Artwork details
| Artwork | Processing (2026) |
| Material | One channel digital video, Samsung android |
| Dimensions | 24 (L) x 18(W) x 0.5(H) cm |
| Duration | 17:20 mins (loop) |
| Exhibition |
Kept [amends] _ Marta Ferracin
Articulate project space, Leichhardt NSW, AU 6 - 28 June 2026 Artist talks 14 and 21 June |
| Links | Event information |
Credits
Sound and voice over
Marta Ferracin field recording
Photos and video
Corey Rankin; Chris Verheyden; courtesy of the visitor
Provision of the backroom
Articulate project space
© Marta Ferracin 2025 Website by Natalia
Installation assistant Christopher Verheyden