
A Documentary by Thomas Granovsky
Music by Freddy Jay
A Project Curated by Yvonamor Palix
In the arid and majestic desert of West Texas, at the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert, French visual artist Romain Froquet confronts the raw power of nature to bring Connections to life.
This immersive documentary, directed by Thomas Cranovsky, captures seven days of intense effort and silent meditation required to create this ephemeral installation in the dry riverbed of Terlingua Creek, an intermittent stream that winds its way to the Rio Grande, forming the border between the United States and Mexico.
Under the relentless sun, Romain works with natural elements: dead-wood, stones, and dust. Armed with simple tools, he traces, digs, and rakes into the sometimes unyielding, parched earth. Through this process, he explores the connections between man and nature, past and present, art and landscape. The film emphasizes the significance of connection, lines, and walking as a foundational act. It is a visual ode to the dialogue between the ephemeral and the eternal, a tribute to the human effort to reconnect with the essential. With the infinite walk and the subtle dance of dragging feet that draw invisible lines, the artist weaves a symbolic network of interconnected paths.