07179¹

Located on the slopes of Mallorca's Tramuntana, 07179¹ is a 1-minute film that captures a snowstorm around and above me at my studio in Son Coll, Deia. This is the first in a series that will document the microclimates of my surroundings.

The sequence begins shrouded in fog, gradually clearing to reveal a small house in the olive groves below the oak-covered mountain peak. The clarity of the landscape increases as the fog lifts, revealing the snowstorm and surroundings before fog once again envelops the scene, returning it to its initial obscured state.

Sadly, snowfall in the Tramuntana is less frequent these days. Snowstorms were once a common winter occurrence here, but recent years have seen a decline in their frequency and intensity.

Thanks to the Deia One-Minute Film Festival for inspiring this short format approach to filmmaking, which encourages all of us to make strong statements in a concise format.