Rare Matter

A glassy column of ice refracting a dark red horizonStill from Rare MatterA lake at dusk seen through nearly invisible ice
3D render, single-channel video, colour, sound20263′21″

Rare Matter observes a fragile phenomenon in which ice, instead of floating on the surface, melts and sinks, forming nearly invisible underwater surfaces. These fleeting forms can only be discovered through touch or a shifting background.

Moving between natural and digitally reconstructed environments, the work reflects on how rarity is not inherent to matter itself, but produced through context, attention, and the conditions of seeing.

A film by
Emilija Filipenkovaitė
CGI technical advisor
Faysal Mroueh
Soundscape
Arghya Paramata

Selected screenings

  • 2026 — Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL
  • 2026 — Sziget Festival, film programme, Budapest, HU