Whispering pleas of the eternal echoes by Joshua Serafin
Audiovisual Director, Editor: Davide Belotti
commission by KANAL Centre Pompidou
In 1909, Joshua Serafin’s Japanese great-great-grandfather migrated to
the Philippines. Commissioned by Kanal, the film installation Whispering pleas of the eternal echoes invites you to join the search for ancestry and belonging. Motivated by
a desire for connection and knowledge of the past, Serafin brings
together multiple characters and entities across regions and eras.
Footage from the Philippines flows into scenes filmed in Belgium. In a
universe of Serafin’s own making, past and present generations converse
as if across a cosmic threshold.