Manuel Mathieu: Pendulum
Manuel Mathieu: Pendulum features the eponymous Haitian-Canadian artist’s award-winning short film. The 11-minute film employs nonlinear storytelling and symbolic imagery to explore themes of freedom and the collective pursuit of liberation. It delves into the balance between historical legacy and an uncertain future, portraying a spiritual journey toward self-mastery and liberation. The exhibition will be at the Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110, from February 28 to November 30, 2025.
This exhibition will take place at the Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110. Runs through February 28 – November 30, 2025.
Exhibition Description
Pendulum was awarded Best Short Film in the 41st Edition of The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in March. It was exhibited during the New Orleans Film Festival in November 2023. The short film utilizes nonlinear storytelling and symbolic representations of freedom to demonstrate the collective, generational, and ongoing pursuit for liberation. It depicts the search for an equilibrium between the past and an uncertain future. A woman knowledge keeper carries the liberation of her soul—her most precious legacy—on her shoulders. According to the artist’s [Mathieu] description, “this legacy sets in motion a spiritual choreography in which a group of men master their own freedom as they confront the complexities of their humanity. In the midst of this perpetual exorcism, they assimilate their liberation under a shower of white comets. What will remain of our essence? A new day begins.” -SLAM
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