SWARM
“Swarm” is an experimental audiovisual film created as a visual interpretation of a musical composition based on the sonification of fluctuations in the Earth’s magnetic field recorded as part of the European Space Agency’s SWARM mission.
The imagery was created using ferrofluid – a liquid containing nanoscale ferromagnetic particles – combined with coloured inks, oils and soap bubbles. The reactions were controlled with powerful neodymium magnets and recorded through a microscope or with a macro lens. Every image was produced physically on custom-built miniature film sets using original lighting systems and rotating mechanisms. The film contains no CGI or AI-generated imagery.
Observed at a microscopic scale, these reactions evoke planets, cosmic structures and the continuous movement of matter, connecting entirely earthly substances with the sounds of our planet’s magnetic field.
- GENRE:
- COUNTRYI:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 11'
- YEAR:
- 2023
- COLOUR:
- kolorowy
- DIRECTOR:
- Kamil Czapiga
- CINEMATOGRAPHY:
- Kamil Czapiga
- EDITOR:
- Kamil Czapiga
- MUSIC:
- Klaus Nielsen _ Maple Pools
- SOUNDSCAPE:
- Klaus Nielsen, Nikolai Linden-Vörnle / KamikazeVildsvin
- PRODUCTION:
- Kamil Czapiga
- DOK Leipzig, 2026, Germany, 2026 (screening)