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17-25 October 2026

Novel

A Face Filter short movie about the inner dramas of Lola, Rosa, Carmen and the Mother and the methods they use to find themselves.

Hosted by Carmen Roca Igual

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

1646 and the photographer: Jhoeko
"Novel" flickers between the masks we wear in society. The girls go through an introspective journey in a quarantine, accompanied by their phones and devices. They use frontal cameras and gossip to find themselves and augment their reality.
Novel is a confession of thoughts I'd been arriving towards after years of watching and filming my family members gossip. Talking about the small little things in life but also about thoughts they could never even tell their partners. Using gossip I wante
Photo of the Installation by Charlotte Brand
Painting of Lola, Carmen and Bimba
Painting of Lola, Carmen and Bimba

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Carmen Roca Igual
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About Carmen Roca Igual

Carmen is a lens-based artist working between the arts and the film world. Her work resurfaces the meaning of getting to know oneself by trying on different personas. Varying between working completely by herself or collaborating with friends and especially family. She has recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague in Interactive Media Design.

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