Animations, Modeling, CGI, 2023

The short film Infamia tells the story of the love between a gladiator and a sex worker from Pompeii. Markéta magidová (Director): “In the exhibition I am presenting a short film called Infamia, for which I have created a sculptural installation inspired by the visuality of archaeological sites. Under the floor of the amphitheatre, visitors can see pseudo-fictional objects in red lighting belonging to the main characters of the film, the prostitute Mole and the gladiator Rusticus. These two lovers, who in Roman society fell into the category of those without a “good reputation”, the so-called infamia, experience in Pompeii the hardships resulting from their low social status and the role assigned to them. The instantaneous destruction of Pompeii preserved not only the physical form of the city but also the features of its social order. The voiceover in the film is inspired by the surviving inscriptions from the historic brothel. The vast majority of the sentences scratched into the plaster in the inhospitable squalor powerfully mark male territory, boastfully assessing the performance and preferences of the clients. A single, distinct sentence, full of empathy and care, also becomes the film’s central line: ‘The mole is dying, writes the boy Rusticus. Who will mourn for Mola?”. The chorus at the end of the film, accompanying the mythological scenery, connects the voices of those who treat every human life with respect.” (https://telegraph.cz/journal/rozhovor-smarketou-magidovou).