Ice Crystallizes Into Radial Stars in a Hypnotic Short Film Directed by Thomas Blanchard

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March 8, 2022

Grace Ebert

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Peering through a macro lens, French video artist Thomas Blanchard has cultivated the ability to transform common scientific occurrences into mesmerizing, and often otherworldly, tableaus. His recent project is a collaboration with musician Sébastien Guérive, whose quiet, beat-heavy track “Bellatrix” overlays Blanchard’s experimental film.

Shot in 8K against a black backdrop, the video documents a chemical dropped into hot water and then later cooled. The plunge in temperature causes the substance to become unstable, activating crystallization and sending fringed spikes of ice splaying outward from a central point. Similar to his previous projects—watch more of Blanchard’s works on Vimeo and Instagram— “Bellatrix” is an abstract and illuminating consideration of nature’s unruly and incredibly meticulous processes.

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