Caressa Betist

Youth Singing in a Bunker

In the surround sound, three-channel video installation Youth Singing in a Bunker, a band plays an original song inside a bunker. It’s slow and melancholic. On the side of the band are people watching them. They stand, while some sit on the ground, and others lean against the grey rock walls. They listen to the song as the repetitive drum rhythm and melodic trumpet soar through the space. Rooted from apocalyptic angst, the work concerns the fear, yet hopefulness of times changing as “luckily, time passes and things change, but sadly, time passes and things change.” It aims to draw light to the significance of togetherness, as us, is all we have. 

Lola Barraud (first AD), Ilmi-Emmi Wentzel (second AD), Alice Leteissier and Daniel Palpa (cinematographers), Elias Nieminen and Roosa Räsänen (sound engineers), Kristian Palmu and Jenny Tallberg (light designers), Roy Boswell (guitar), Daniel Boswell (bass), Devina Boughton (trumpet), Mari Mäntynen (drums), Roihuvuoren Raakku Choir and friends.

About the artist

Caressa Betist (b. 2000) is a Dutch artist whose collaborative performances reflect on the theme of togetherness through the medium of song. She is inspired by great and romanticist notions of human life: beauty, melancholia, happiness, and sadness. Betist views her performances as a means of catharsis, with her current work dealing with apocalyptic angst. She exhibits her work as live performances as well as multi-channel video installations.