Algorithmic Island by Tekla Aslanishvili, 2018, 13' |
Courtesy of the artist |
Presented at VISIO. European Identities. New Geographies in Artists’ Film and Video (2018) The video is focused on the trials and errors of developing a futuristic city and logistic hub in Anaklia, a village lying on the north-western edge of the Georgian Republic. An essayistic documentary investigates the material and social conditions that are produced as a result of ambitious infrastructural investments, aimed at transforming the country of Georgia into a trade corridor between Europe and China for the speculative New Silk Road project. |
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