An epic poem in the form of an enigmatic educational video following the life-cycle of a Casebearer Moth. The language, voices, and (some) visuals were created in collaboration with artificial intelligence models. It has been featured in the US and Internationally, IRL and in VR.

Dave Greber
The Casebearer 2.0
2022
4K, 9:59 min

The Casebearer 1.0 was developed as a collaborative project by Cristina Molina and Dave Greber during A Structure Envisioned for Changing Circumstances online project, Curated by Maija Rudovska (Blind Carbon Copy) in close partnership with Amy Mackie (PARSE NOLA) and Tina Rigby Hanssen (Vestfold Art Center). They took inspiration from the highly adaptive species commonly known as the Bagworm or CaseBearer who creates a cocoon home for itself from whatever debris it finds. As artists who live in New Orleans, a city that faces coastal erosion and is threatened by sea level rise, the Bagworm serves as a model example of a resourceful nomad that acclimates itself to any given situation.

The Casebearer 2.0 is Greber's fork and expansion of the original pair of videos.

  • Casebearer Installation
    Casebearer Installation

    shown installed in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 2022
     

  • The Casebearer 2.0

    An epic poem in the form of an enigmatic educational video following the life-cycle of a Casebearer Moth. The language, voices, and (some) visuals were created in collaboration with artificial intelligence models.

    Dave Greber
    The Casebearer 2.0
    2022
    4K, 9:59 min

  • Casebearer Still 06
    Casebearer Still 06

    Dave Greber
    2022

  • Casebearer Still 03
    Casebearer Still 03

    Dave Greber
    2022

  • Casebearer Sill 02
    Casebearer Sill 02

    Dave Greber
    2022

  • Casebearer Still 01
    Casebearer Still 01

    Dave Greber
    2022

  • Casebearer 2.0 installed at Mock Jungle
    Casebearer 2.0 installed at Mock Jungle

    The Casebearer 2.0
    Dave Greber
    Mock Jungle, Bologna, Italy
    directly from the street at the Chapel of Santa Maria dei Carcerati in Piazza Nettuno 1
    curated by: Nacoca Ko
    2022

     

  • The Casebearer 2.0 install
    The Casebearer 2.0 install

    The Casebearer opening reception at the Ogden, 2022

  • New Art City - To Spawn a Door in the Land of Broken Mirrors_ (4).jpeg
    New Art City - To Spawn a Door in the Land of Broken Mirrors_ (4).jpeg

    The Casebearer 2.0 installed with 3D sculptures in
    To Spawn a Door in the Land of Broken Mirrors @ New Art City
    Curated by Nacoca Ko
    Worldbuilders: Alan Ixba, Nicholas Delap, & Nacoca Ko

  • The Casebearer 2.0 installed in New Art City
    The Casebearer 2.0 installed in New Art City

    The Casebearer 2.0 installed with 3D sculptures in
    To Spawn a Door in the Land of Broken Mirrors @ New Art City
    Curated by Nacoca Ko
    Worldbuilders: Alan Ixba, Nicholas Delap, & Nacoca Ko