2024

CORE DUMP

4K CGI short animation film, duration: 10:39 min
״As the technically most complex of Alona Rodeh’s recent Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) animation works, CORE DUMP examines the post-industrial landscapes of the present. The surreal story follows a swarm of drones hunting down valuable electronic junk on a sprawling open landfill. The shape of the landfill is reminiscent of a site of prehistoric cult worship, the contours of which were recreated using electronic waste. The dystopian scene highlights the ecological repercussions of uncontrolled consumerism, accelerating automation, and inadequate e-waste management. The film starts with us observing from a distance, but soon, we become part of the drone's frenzied flight until we finally plunge into a deep concrete shaft. The free fall underground prompts associations ranging from Alice in Wonderland tumbling into the famous “rabbit hole” to our wormhole scrollings through the seemingly endless information loops of the Internet to the chasms of current geopolitical conflicts.״ —Julia Höner, Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen

The work was created with the support of Stiftung Kunstfonds, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts, and Artis.

Team:
Rachid Moro: CGI Environment, Lighting, VFX
Wallace David, Rachid Moro: Cinematography
Asaf Rahamim, Rachid Moro: Sound Design
Eagle Wu: Programming
Federico Zurani: CGI R&D

Alona Rodeh, Installation view CORE DUMP, Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen, 2024

Alona Rodeh, CGI Animation Film, Climate Fiction, Geopolitics, Middle-East Conflict, Rujum El Hiri, Unreal Engine, Art Games

2024

CORE DUMP

4K CGI short animation film, duration: 10:39 min
״As the technically most complex of Alona Rodeh’s recent Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) animation works, CORE DUMP examines the post-industrial landscapes of the present. The surreal story follows a swarm of drones hunting down valuable electronic junk on a sprawling open landfill. The shape of the landfill is reminiscent of a site of prehistoric cult worship, the contours of which were recreated using electronic waste. The dystopian scene highlights the ecological repercussions of uncontrolled consumerism, accelerating automation, and inadequate e-waste management. The film starts with us observing from a distance, but soon, we become part of the drone's frenzied flight until we finally plunge into a deep concrete shaft. The free fall underground prompts associations ranging from Alice in Wonderland tumbling into the famous “rabbit hole” to our wormhole scrollings through the seemingly endless information loops of the Internet to the chasms of current geopolitical conflicts.״ —Julia Höner, Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen

The work was created with the support of Stiftung Kunstfonds, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts, and Artis.

Team:
Rachid Moro: CGI Environment, Lighting, VFX
Wallace David, Rachid Moro: Cinematography
Asaf Rahamim, Rachid Moro: Sound Design
Eagle Wu: Programming
Federico Zurani: CGI R&D