Bog Logic explores a fictional explanation of our peat lands and their archaeological contents. Exchanging the process of plant matter decomposition with our individual processes of grieving and heartbreak. In the text, turf itself is composed of our thoughts and feelings of misery and longing. Bog findings such as the bog bodies, butter and farming equipment are instances in which sadness itself has built up, similar to processes of stalactite or fossil formation.
For example the bog bodies themselves are theorised to be ex-lovers which couldn’t be let go. This process of dwelling on an ex for such an extended period of time forms a warped memory of a lover’s body deep in the bog.
Bog Logic is a speculative telling of events told through a video installation. Displaying a visual collage of bog finds at different stages of formation, alongside a text based video explainer.
Bog Logic was shown alongside Valerian, III by Mel Galley in Allegories of The Metropolis. Curated by Nadia J. Armstrong and facilitated by Screen Service in partnership with Beta Festival 2024.
