Bêtes de foire
Overview:
Bêtes de foire reveals the deeper nature of two individuals, a woman and a man, by means of a journey toward the unconscious. Their chaotic path assumes the form of a light and a synthetic surrealist dream. As either a false image of ourselves or a mirror of a reality to come, Bêtes de foire has the ability to adapt so to better embed itself in the mind.
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