Salt and Coal (8'18'', 2014)
SYNOPSIS //
Mixed-media installation for art show at Cockenzie House, Scotland.
Cockenzie house played a pivotal role in East Lothian's salt and coal industry. Salt was extracted from seawater next to Cockenzie House by boiling the water in metal pans that were heated on coal fuelled fires. Tall chimneys remind of the coal mining history that dominated life for centuries in the local area.
Captivated by this history Lars and Demelza took the two materials salt and coal to make an installation piece containing: drawings, paintings, and a video – all in memory of the sea, the local people and landscape, and decades of industry dirt.
Left: stills from the video.
SCREENINGS //
Cockenzie House, Scotland, August 2015
CREDITS //
Directed by – Lars Koens and Demelza Kooij
Cinematography – Demelza Kooij
Music and sound design – Lars Koens
Editor – Demelza Kooij
Cast
Woman – Caitlin Jenkins
Miner – Pete Smith