This work studies a geopolitical problem through the assembly of residues: news footage, archival material, historical documents, popular culture and sound. Fragments of Venezuelan telenovelas are removed from their original contexts and given new meanings, while AI-generated fictional texts enter into dialogue with historical and contemporary material. Together, they construct one among many narratives of Venezuela, questioning who produces these narratives, who gives them meaning, and through whose perspective a country comes to be understood.
Experimental moving-image essay / digital montage
Archival footage, found footage, historical documents, popular culture, AI-generated text and sound
Archival footage, found footage, historical documents, popular culture, AI-generated text and sound
04 min 58 sec
February 2026
Constructed From:
Footage — Vice News, report about Venezuela after the kidnapping of Maduro
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
Commercial and Industrial Handbook, Special Agents Series No. 212 (1922)
Footage — BBC, report about bombings in Venezuela
“Verónica” — Caramelos de Cianuro
Letra: “Viendo hacia el pasado has esperado demasiado y me sorprende darme cuenta que aún estás.”
“Lo Que No Sabes Tú” — Chino y Nacho ft. El Potro Álvarez & Baroni
“Europe Is Lost” — Kae Tempest
Introduction of Commercial and Industrial Handbook, No. 212 (1922)
Vice News — sound extracted from report about Venezuela
AI-generated letter
Footage — Vice News, report about Venezuela after the kidnapping of Maduro
Vice News — sound extracted from report about Venezuela
“Alma Llanera” — Simón Díaz
Footage — Telenovela venezolana (2002), “La Chiqui”
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
Commercial and Industrial Handbook, Special Agents Series No. 212 (1922)
Footage — BBC, report about bombings in Venezuela
“Verónica” — Caramelos de Cianuro
Letra: “Viendo hacia el pasado has esperado demasiado y me sorprende darme cuenta que aún estás.”
“Lo Que No Sabes Tú” — Chino y Nacho ft. El Potro Álvarez & Baroni
“Europe Is Lost” — Kae Tempest
Introduction of Commercial and Industrial Handbook, No. 212 (1922)
Vice News — sound extracted from report about Venezuela
AI-generated letter
Footage — Vice News, report about Venezuela after the kidnapping of Maduro
Vice News — sound extracted from report about Venezuela
“Alma Llanera” — Simón Díaz
Footage — Telenovela venezolana (2002), “La Chiqui”