Sybil

ORACLE A-B-C-
TRACK OF TIME
I AM THE TIME THAT IS LEFT TO ME

Myths remain unaltered, but their form and their interpretation varies over the centuries, and it is in this continuous narrative transformation that the last sense of their meaning is hidden.
Originally, myths are revelation, and, like the revelation it is, the myth of the Sybils (who themselves reveal) is the materialisation of revelation itself, a body of epiphany.
Though inclined towards reason, the Greek spirit recognised the limits of intellect, making the figure of the Sybils the enigma of all mysteries. Such responsibility left these women exhausted and incapable of fulfilling any other function.  Abandoning herself to sleep, the Sybil of Delphos always awoke sobbing each time she was called to make the journey of the senses. The Sybil of Cumae wandered, condemned for her unconsciousness, ageing almost eternally and harbouring only one desire: the rest that death would bring for her. Because these priestesses of Zeus, gifted but abused by the gods for having faithfully accepted the role assigned to them, were often accompanied by a desire for death, maintaining the purity that made them an unpolluted vessel for collective memory.

Produced by: MX Espai 1010
Duration: 8’ 47”
Made: 2004
Languages: Spanish / Catalan
Master: mini VD
Formats: DVD
Systems: PAL
Colour: yes
Multichannel: 5 channels (3 monitors and 2 projections)
Sound: yes
Soundtrack: yes (voice of Maria Rosa Aguadé and Julia)
Licence: copyright