Irrational Man explores the limits of human cognition. In a slapstick narrative that appeals to a synaesthetic nostalgia, we are guided by a chromatic oscillation that disturbs our cerebral hemispheres in a rhythmic unravelling that breaks the linearity of perception. This oceanic sensoriality is confronted by a voice-over that swims across the gap between the body and the mind, provoking doubtful reflections in the machine-like gestures of the primate in front of us. Irrational Man brings us closer to this Uncanny Valley, where our similitude with robots is foregrounded. Would we be able to accept the source of emotional mechanisms and aesthetic sensibilities?
Margarida Mendes, Press-release for Down in the Valley