CP/ 2023
︎︎︎ Dirty Salt ︎︎︎
12-minute colour film shot in 4K minutes, Cape Verde
(- I have got salt on my fingers !
- This is what happens if you get to the dead sea.
- Water, I need some water !
- My friend Jenie said that’s exactly what happened to her.
- Did we decide ?
- O yeah it’s included in the price.)
In a desert landscape well known to travel agencies, European tourists on “all-inclusive” vacations discover the main attraction of this African country: a salt lake. Wandering between the grotesque and a thirst for adventure, these groups are guided through a spectacular environment they do not always truly see. As if switched off, they follow their guides from one vehicle to another. They stay together according to the languages they speak, choosing neither the activities they will do nor the places they will visit : the prepaid hotel decides for them.
This film explores contemporary tourism by examining our relationship with exoticism and the imaginaries inherited from colonial history. Its aesthetic draws inspiration from promotional videos that promise a disorienting, exotic adventure. The shots are crafted like postcard images. This visual choice was essential to interrogate our perception of landscapes and the fantasies that the travel industry constructs around them. Above all, the film aims to offer a fresh, offbeat perspective on contemporary tourism, questioning its mechanisms and colonial roots through a cinematic lens.
