Vestiges (an archipelago)

Enar de Dios Rodríguez


Composed as a typology of islands, Vestiges (an archipelago) is a video essay investigating humans’ insatiable demand for sand, the most extracted natural resource after water. A poetic narrative maze where colonialism, dredging machines, or land reclamation projects emerge. A story of how sand is entangled in a global machine so so-called progress, constantly shaping how landscapes, natural resources, or geo-political values are being assembled.

Technical datasheet

  • Title: Vestiges (an archipelago)
  • Direction: Enar de Dios Rodríguez
  • Production: 2020.
  • Duration: 00:40:43
  • Languages: English
  • Subtitles: English - German - Italian - Spanish
  • Original format: ProRes
  • Formats: HD 1920x1080