Video, 5min 25s, 2023 (excerpt 45s)

Footage: Rhein-Main-Drone, Rettungshundestaffel Barnim

Every spring, countless fawns die a cruel death during mowing due to intensive agriculture. This happens because, in the first few weeks of life, they instinctively crouch when faced with danger instead of fleeing. Hidden in the grass, the animals are nearly invisible. Teams of fawn rescuers have formed with the aim of preventing this disaster. At night, they comb the meadows using drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras to locate the animals and bring them to the safe edge of the field until the danger has passed.
Big Mother examines the relationship between humans and their environment, and how technology can bridge different species.
The experimental video is created from thermal imaging drone footage and developed through a field visit to a fawn rescue operation, engaging in the process as a form of artistic field research.

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Rescuing fawns with Rettungshundestaffel Barnim in Uckermark (Photos Rettungshundestaffel Barnim)