Colombian Duo Calderón y Piñeros Premieres Film 'Volando Bajo' on Videobrasil Online
Elkin Calderón Guevara and Diego Piñeros García, collectively known as Calderón y Piñeros and part of La Decanatura, launched their 20-minute film 'Volando Bajo' on the Videobrasil Online platform, accessible until September 26. This film tells the story of a DC-3 aircraft as it shares its journeys across the Colombian Amazon, intertwining elements of both reality and fantasy. Since 2014, the pair has focused on themes of memory, ruins, and power structures. The DC-3, emblematic of mid-20th-century modernity, continues to serve as a transport option in Colombia's remote regions. The narrative includes a mule as an unexpected traveler, inspired by their 2019 exhibition 'De la mula al avión,' while critiquing Colombia's progress as advantageous only to a select few.
Key facts
- The film 'Volando Bajo' by Calderón y Piñeros premiered on Videobrasil Online and is available until September 26.
- The duo has been collaborating since 2014 and is also known as the collective La Decanatura.
- The film features a DC-3 aircraft narrating its own history, including its use in World War II for D-Day landings.
- In 2017, more DC-3 aircraft were operational in Colombia than in all of Europe.
- The DC-3 is still used for transport in remote Colombian regions like Orinoquía and the Amazon.
- The film includes a mule as a passenger, referencing the artists' 2019 exhibition 'De la mula al avión' in Bogotá.
- The exhibition was part of the X Premio Luis Caballero and featured works from a residency in Switzerland.
- Calderón y Piñeros critique the concept of progress in Latin America as benefiting only a small elite.
Entities
Artists
- Elkin Calderón Guevara
- Diego Piñeros García
- Calderón y Piñeros
- La Decanatura
- Le Corbusier
Institutions
- Videobrasil Online
- 20th Bienal de Arte Contemporânea Sesc_Videobrasil
- Villa Ruffieux
- X Premio Luis Caballero
- arte!brasileiros
Locations
- Colombia
- Amazon
- Orinoquía
- Europe
- Bogotá
- Switzerland
- France
- Normandy
- Andes
- Latin America