Captured during quarantine 2020, “Interior of Merle” presents excerpts from a surreal interview with Merle, a metaphysical being turned genius of high taste. Themes explored include: human objecthood, the affinity to consume or collect, “high culture taste,” the Romanticism of technology (Futurism), Western Idealism, and the Western obsession with “Progress.” Materials used within the film include: toilet paper mache, used hotel sheets, and dye created from rust, clay, and food waste. 


Artist Bio:
Camille Sofia Rivera is a Puerto Rican Polish American Artist currently pursuing her MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths University of London. Fluctuating between sincerity and satire, her work focuses on deterioration and the traces left behind—whether haunting, ruin, or myth. She is committed to using repurposed materials, in an effort to redirect contemporary artistic production away from capitalistic production, resource extraction, and wealth exclusive culture. In addition to video, she works with sound, Digital Media, Installation, and Land Art.