Kim Farris-Manning was video editor, makeup artist and performer for 'Rot. Morph. Emerge.' a video poem and drag performance at Nature Nocturne on November 1 2024 in Ottawa, ON. Music by Sevdaliza - “Human”.

Playing off the theme of “Rebirth” and “Re-wilding”, this 5-minute performance repeated punctually throughout the evening event. Videos and live performance showed the transformation of a being through death/decay, sprouting and reforming in a lichen-inspired form (algae and fungus combining). 

Collaborators:
Aicha Lasfar and Peter Farris-Manning, cinematography;
Meghan Mainville, choreography coach;