Transesterification | 2008

Video, 2’33’’, HDV
Camera by Laurent Teyssier

Transesterification is a chemical process whereby human fat is transformed into anthropo-diesel fuel. The chemical reaction is catalyzed by the addition of alcohol (CH4O) and caustic acid (NaOH). The video depicts a suspicious car in a deserted parking lot performing a senseless dance. The vehicle's interior is saturated with smoke, as if processes of combustion were occuring inside the car. The driver disappears in the dazzling white light.

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