—
Tickets
In a world marked by ecological crisis, technological acceleration and disconnection from nature, Eglė Budvytytė looks to an alternative way of understanding relationships with the living environment. In the film installation animism sings anarchy (2026), she draws on animist worldviews in which humans, animals and plants are interconnected rather than arranged in a hierarchy.
- As part of
- Film: Expanded
- Date
- —
- Opening hours
- Location
-
Box 1
- Noise level
-
Level 2 ≤ 95 db
Inspired by archaeologist Marija Gimbutas' research into Neolithic animist societies, the film translates archaeological material into a poetic exploration of bodies, memory and landscapes. Shot on 16 mm film in museum interiors and along the cave-filled coastline of southern Italy near Grotta Scaloria – a prehistoric water-cult site where Gimbutas conducted excavations – the work unfolds through movement, song and ritual-like gestures.
At the heart of this choreography is trembling, a movement both gentle and jarring, spiritual and visceral. Rather than representing animist societies, Budvytytė uses the tremor to reconnect the mind with the body, recalling the instinctive way mammals shake to restore balance after fear or stress. In this sense, trembling emerges as both a wound and a form of healing, inviting us to imagine renewed forms of kinship and connection with ourselves, each other and the world.
Budvytytė's practice often takes the form of installations in which film, choreography and exhibition space converge to create embodied, non-linear viewing experiences. Following its premiere in the Lithuanian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, animism sings anarchy is presented at Kanal as an immersive three-channel film installation, part of the Cultural Programme of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2027. The exhibition inaugurates Film: Expanded, Kanal's twice-yearly programme of film installations.
-
Eglė Budvytytė, animism sings anarchy, 2026. Three-channel film installation, 16 mm film transferred to 4K projection, 40 min. © Eglė Budvytytė, 2026 -
Eglė Budvytytė, animism sings anarchy, 2026. Three-channel film installation, 16 mm film transferred to 4K projection, 40 min. © Eglė Budvytytė, 2026 -
Eglė Budvytytė, animism sings anarchy, 2026. Three-channel film installation, 16 mm film transferred to 4K projection, 40 min. © Eglė Budvytytė, 2026 -
Eglė Budvytytė, animism sings anarchy, 2026. Three-channel film installation, 16 mm film transferred to 4K projection, 40 min. © Eglė Budvytytė, 2026
Credits and bios
- The Pavillion was commissioned by
- The exhibition is part of
- The exhibition is made possible in cooperation with
- In collaboration with
- &
- First presented at
- With the support of
- Filmed in collaboration with
- The Pavillion was organized by
- The Pavillion was curated by
- with space design by
- and graphic design by
- Artist
