Living at the Bottom of the Ocean of Air (Underwater Spider), 2018
HD video (16:9), single channel, black and white stereo, projection, duration 9:11 minutes
Dimensions variable

Saraceno’s film, directed by Ana Lena Vaney, is about a spider that leaves underwater. To survive, the Argyroneta aquatica dwells in a kind of diving bell that envelopes its abdomen and most of its legs. The air bubble is secured with threads of silk in order to resist contact with plants and predators

Film still © Tomás Saraceno