In reference to the mythological animal, this bird takes the shape and dress of multiple endangered species. He evokes a message of hope through his account of the possibility of rising from the ashes. It is still possible to save these often-endemic birds.

The soundtrack produced by Francois Gauriaud contains animal sounds recorded in Guyana, and evokes at the end of the creation the noise of machines destroying the natural environment of birds to facilitate the gold panning. Gold mining is an ecological scourge in French Guyana: environmentally speaking, gold mining leads to deforestation and pollution of soils and waterways. It takes about one kilogram of TNT and one kilogram of mercury to produce one kilogram of gold.

Julien Menzel

Julien Menzel is a French and German artist who studied architecture. Coming from Lyon, the host city of the «fete des lumieres» (Light festival), he works with light, pixels and optical art. Since 2012, his artistic works aims to lightful and interactive structures, canvas, augmented painting and scenography, using Light as a main topic.