Core Dump

As the technically most complex of Alona Rodeh’s recent Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) animation works, CORE DUMP examines the post-industrial landscapes of the present. The surreal story follows a swarm of drones hunting down valuable electronic junk on a sprawling open landfill. The shape of the landfill is reminiscent of a prehistoric cult worship site, the contours of which were recreated using electronic waste. The dystopian scene highlights the ecological repercussions of uncontrolled consumerism, accelerating automation, and inadequate e-waste management. The film begins with us observing from a distance, but soon we become part of the drone's frenzied flight, until we finally plunge into a deep, concrete shaft. The free fall underground prompts associations ranging from Alice in Wonderland tumbling into the “rabbit hole” to our wormhole scrollings through the seemingly endless information loops of the Internet to the chasms of current geopolitical conflicts.״