THE RAFT

Performance artist Vittoria Hopkins has made a career out of large tableaus of half-naked people, addressing the guilt of the viewer in the face of their vulnerability. Her latest work THE RAFT has all the ingredients of a landmark: classical references, naked body-painted people lying still on a canvas and an accusatory monologue, written from the perspective of a drowning man in the Mediterranean Sea. As the art world gathers to watch Vittoria’s stunning, clean and bankable scandal, an unexpected force takes hold of the installation...

Director

SYLVAIN CRUIZIAT was born in 1995 in London and studies at the University of Television and Film Munich. His award-winning films include: the shorts AFTERMATH (2015), FIND FIX FINISH (2017), and THE RAFT (2019). He is currently working on the short WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.

Sylvain Cruiziatr (© Philipp Maron) photos © Maverick Film