During his iii residency, Alexis Bellavance turned his gaze towards the canals in The Hague to create The Raft. Having in mind the songs VI, VIII and XIII of Homer’s Odyssey, referring to the vision of Ulysses on his arrival in the archipelago of the Phaeacians; Scheria, a mysterious land, a parallel and unknown world, which could only be reached in dreams. The work renders in images the emotion that Ulysses may have experienced when he observed these impossible lands for the first time.

Alexis Bellavance’s residency was part of the new residency exchange program between iii and perte de signal in order to support cooperation and international excellence in digital arts.

Alexis presented this work as part of the Matters of Being program at iii.
Videography: Erfan Abdi
Financial Support from Creative Europe, Creative Industries Fund NL and the Municipality of The Hague