EVOLUTION (Megaplex), 2010 is an intricate video collage which depicts the history of conflict in humankind through the lens of cinema. In this never before seen work, Brambilla combines hundreds of sampled clips from genre films that re-enact significant moments in history as grand spectacle. This composition of images is looped and mapped into an infinite three-dimensional environment that scrolls horizontally across time. Evolution takes us on a whimsical journey through the ages, in a remix that seamlessly moves through past, present, and future, providing a satirical take on the bombast of the big-budget “epic.”
Brambilla is best known for the video collage technique he pioneered to create his epic 2009 video installation, Civilization (a permanent installation in the New York Standard hotel), which has been shown in Institutions in Europe, the Toronto Film Festival and Vancouver Olympics.
