Lux Aeterna

The video explores the issue of energy as a critical factor for the development of life conditions, at the same time energy is the reason of wars of power, environmental disasters, economic monopolies. People suffers passively this system and goes on its path suffering the weight of political choices. Only renewable energy can save the earth and human being from collapse and become the new symbol of contemporary passion.


“The landscape is harsh; one can feel the heat, the sun. A man is seen carrying a makeshift apparatus across the land. There is a sense of urgency as he struggles with the heavy load. Is this Eternal Light related to the Eternal Fire found in the middle of the Baba Gurgur oil field, near the city of Kirkuk in Iraq? 
Jacopo Jenna proposes a symbolic and spiritual work that examines our dependence on oil. Perhaps it illustrates the leap of faith required to accept the value and sustainability of alternative solutions to the energy crisis.

Daniel Dugas

Written and directed by Jacopo Jenna
Cast Andrea Amaducci
Cinematography Benni Piazza
Structures and Scenary Andreas Bucovaz-Alect Pee
Sound Design Mariko Koda
Video editing Andreas Bucovaz
Post production Alect Pee
Direction assistant Luisa Zuffo
Mixing audio Ben Frassinelli

Selected for OIL / screening video curated by Daniel Dugas EMMEDIAGallery & Production Society Calgary, Alberta (Canada)

Il lavoro affronta la tematica dell’energia intesa come fattore fondamentale per lo sviluppo e le condizioni di vita dell’umanità, allo stesso tempo anche causa di guerre di potere, disastri ambientali, monopoli economici e sfruttamento. Nel video appare un uomo che trascina con fatica un oggetto indistinto fatto di rifiuti attraverso un paesaggio desertico. La natura lo osserva silenziosa. Allo stesso modo l’individuo contemporaneo patisce passivamente le scelte sul problema energetico e prosegue nel proprio cammino soffrendo e sopportando violentemente le conseguenze.Solo l’energia rinnovabile forse può salvare la terra dal collasso ambientale e diventare il nuovo simbolo della passione umana.