Desert Miracles

Desert Miracles is a cinematic exploration of a commercialized architecture of desire. Across 22 different tableaus the film meditates upon the interiors of Nevada’s wedding chapels, considering how the scenery opens up to constitute a cultural organisation of “Love”. A female voice is heard reading out an ambiguous letter to an unknown lover finding herself troubled by the challenges of relationships, unable to negotiate a balance between self-fulfilment and optimization.

The text is based on anonymous posts by users in online wedding forums. A fictitious character is composed out of many assembled perspectives on desire, romantic relationships and social expectation.