No Longer on the Map
Filmed in Majorca, Spain, No Longer on the Map includes, in addition to the mysterious SpaceRider, scenes of medieval towns, a rider in black on a donkey, windmills spinning out of control, and mountains transforming into waves.
For over a decade now, artist Ati Maier has been exploring her SpaceRider character. The SpaceRider is a mythological equestrian of the future, or maybe some alternative past that hasn’t previously entered our consciousness. Maier herself is an accomplished equestrian and always portrays the SpaceRider herself in her films and photographs. She also paints and draws the character. Is the SpaceRider a human from the past or the future or a visitor from another planet? We may not know, but we do know that the SpaceRider is an outside observer who sees and witnesses our world without ever speaking or revealing her face. When confronted with the SpaceRider’s presence we are inspired to look at ourselves, at our culture and society, to maybe see our small world as another might see it. The SpaceRider is a witness who makes us into witnesses too.
No Longer on the Map will be screened at 4 outdoor locations during the festival. For more info about the 4 screening events click the external media link above.