Ecotone Aesthetics and the Anthropocene in Krishand’s Aavasavyuham: The Arbit Documentation of an Amphibian Hunt

Abstract

Aim: This paper attempts to decipher how Krishand’s movie, Aavasavyuham: The Arbit Documentation of an Amphibian Hunt, mobilizes visual, rhetorical, and ecotone aesthetics to compel viewers to take cognizance of and own up to the responsibility of the Anthropocene, which has visible marks on Puthuvype, an eco-sensitive zone in Kerala. This paper also aims to examine how the movie situates viewers at the ecotone of adjacent ecosystems, themes, cultures, and economies.

Methodology and Approach: The authors have analyzed the film Aavasavyuham: Using the framework of ecocinema and filmic ecotones, the paper attempts to fathom how Aavasavyuham has depicted the impact of human intervention on earth’s bio-geographical composition. Outcomes: Through the examination of the movie, the researchers have found out that though the wetlands as represented in Aavasavyuham, are home to diverse life forms, they are sites of exploitation, reflecting the inherent tension of ecotonal regions.

Conclusion: The shift to anthropocentric models has led to a disregard for the ecological significance of transitional spaces. The ecotonal spaces depicted in the movie expose the environmental catastrophe of pollution and the gradual extinction of highly adaptable vegetal and animal species.