Art Basel Film curator Filipa Ramos to present an exclusive digital summer film program

Inspired by the phenomena of solastalgia, which describes an emotional reaction to change, in particular to environmental change, ‘Wild Tales' is a program of artists’ films that look at forms of personal and collective responses to a sense of strangeness of being in the world. The program brings together eight films by artists from various contexts and generations. The films combine live action, found footage, animation, and CGI to narrate outlandish stories of joy and awe, ecstasy and fear, where different relationships and alliances are established.

Filipa Ramos says: ‘Solastalgia is the definitive disease of the 21st century, but only a few even know its name. The symptoms include a sense of loss, a vague sensation of being torn from the earth, a general out-of-placeness, and homelessness without leaving home. You have probably felt it without knowing what it was. Solastalgia is the unease we inflict on ourselves as we create a world we don’t want to inhabit, a world stripped of nature.'

Each film will be streamed on artbasel.com and will be available for a week. The films will be accompanied by interviews between Filipa Ramos and the artist.