Program Note
Mona's body represents systematically calibrated and thoroughly controlled desire, structured and solid, robust muscles, and the strange and overwhelming energy that emanates from them. Body Odyssey takes Mona's body as its main character and relies on the immense power of its owner, Mona, advancing unabashedly. The people around Mona, including her trainer Kurt, revere her body while also viewing it as an object of sexual desire. The impregnable Mona faces internal fractures and external blows due to the unexpected appearance of a character named Nic. Through what mechanisms and journeys do the body and mind reach a state of perfection, only to crumble afterwards? This is the feature debut of Grazia TRICARICO, who previously collaborated with Jacqueline FUCHS on the same subject in the short film Mona Blonde (2014), with Jacqueline Fuchs playing the role of Mona. The formidable presence of Jacqueline, a real-life bodybuilder, is astounding. The film also features the late Julian SANDS. (JEONG Jihye)