Hic Habitat Felicitas

Hic habitat felicitas – here lives happiness – here lives happiness, say old recordings found on phalluses in areas of prostitution in Pompeii. Here lives happiness, here lives happiness. A tale about sexuality in colonialism. Mathias, a European traveller, passes through a coastal town below the equator and implodes the routine of those he meets. In his own words, “Their skin tone attracts me like an abyss”.

• Experimental
• 16mm, color, 9 min
• 1996