LUMA Arles / In the Veins

LUMA Arles is proud to present the European premiere of In the Veins, a major new film by Camille Henrot, co-produced by LUMA. Conceived as an immersive moving-image work, the film delves into the invisible circulations that shape human experience, emotions, beliefs, desires, and inherited narratives that flow through individuals and across generations. Henrot approaches these forces as both intimate and systemic, revealing how inner lives are inseparable from the social, cultural, and symbolic structures that surround them. At its core, In the Veins explores the invisible circulations that shape human experience, such as emotions, beliefs, and inherited narratives that pass between generations and bind individuals to larger systems of meaning. Henrot reflects on tenderness and care as fundamental yet increasingly fragile conditions, particularly in our relationships with children and the animal world. Though omnipresent in the symbolic universe of childhood, animals progressively disappear from adult life, mirroring a broader estrangement from nature and revealing a profound cultural dissonance. Set against the inescapable horizon of the climate crisis, the work confronts the emotional complexity of raising children in a time marked by uncertainty, grief, and anticipation. Drawing on anthropology, psychology, and ecology, Henrot approaches care and nature as cyclical rather than linear processes, challenging dominant narratives of progress and control. The film unfolds as a sensorial and reflective space in which vulnerability and interdependence emerge as essential conditions of existence. This major new film marks a significant development in Henrot’s practice and affirms LUMA Arles’s role as a space for experimentation and production, accompanying artists in creating works that help us navigate and reimagine our shared future.