Boazar

The exhibition “Bezoar” presents like a diptych two of Dumas’ most recent films, Shio ( 2018) and Yorishiro ( 2020) in which two young female protagonist play an important role next to the horses on the small rugged island of Yonaguni. A subject Dumas has been documenting and following since 2015.

These films are accompanied by objects related to the basal elements of life in relation to our relationship with horses. Specifically in relation to this relationship within Japanese culture.

The title Bezoar refers to one of these objects, A round stone found in the stomach of a horse from Musée Vétérinaire in Paris. It was regarded as talismans in old traditions and when many thought this object to be extraterrestrial.
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