Chaos Theory
Netherlands / 2024 / 25'
Plot
Chaos Theory is a 25-minute cinematic poem about the emotional states of technology. The wanderings of its two characters, X and Y/Z, prompt reflections on the emotional and cognitive fragility of individuals confronted with information overload and the social and ecological crises that define the present. Through a meditative atmosphere of digital landscapes, shifting skies, and blurred faces, human experience appears mediated by screens and data, yet still permeated by sensitivity and a desire for connection.
Full Cast and Crew
Director:
Metahaven
Guion:
Metahaven
Film Editing:
Metahaven
Cinematography:
Remko Schnorr
Cast:
Valentina Di Mondo
Georgina Dávid
Music:
Gediminas Žygus
Sound:
Metahaven
Wave Studios
Juan Pablo Thummler
Póster Oficial
Screenings
| 28/11/2025 | 19:00h | MUSEO REINA SOFÍA |
Director
Metahaven
Metahaven are an Amsterdam-based artist collective whose work comprises filmmaking, design, and writing. Metahaven’s film works include The Feeling Sonnets (Transitional Object) (2024), Chaos Theory (2021), Hometown (2018), Information Skies (2016, nominated for the European Film Awards), and The Sprawl (Propaganda About Propaganda) (2015). As designers, Metahaven have worked or are working with Balenciaga; Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture, Almaty; Tensta konsthall, Stockholm; Valiz, Amsterdam; Sternberg Press, London, and many others. They have done activist design for Independent Diplomat (2014) and WikiLeaks (2010) and have worked on speculative design for Sea Shepherd (2016). Metahaven have presented solo exhibitions at MoMA PS1, New York; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; ICA London; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; Asakusa, Tokyo; Izolyatsia, Kyiv; e-flux, New York, and State of Concept Athens, among others. They have participated in group exhibitions at Artists Space, New York; the Gwangju Biennale; the Sharjah Biennial; Ghost:2561, Bangkok, and many others. Their films have been screened at IFFR, Docs Against Gravity, CPH:DOX, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, among others. Their work is in several international museum and private collections, including the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Sharjah Art Foundation, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the V&A, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Metahaven are artistic advisors at Rijksakademie, affiliate researchers at Antikythera, and heads of department at the Geo-Design MA at DAE.
