“This experience is a metaphor for how care can heal society” – Melodie Mousset (EMPATHY CREATURES)

We recently had the opportunity to reconnect with Melodie Mousset and dive back into EMPATHY CREATURES, a work reflecting on the importance of care in both personal and collective wellbeing, first presented at Venice Immersive 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJ9UqCHAS4 At GIFF 2025, we experienced a more advanced version of the piece, which will continue to grow with new content and meaning over time. We took the opportunity to explore with her the profoundly human and quietly revolutionary idea behind the work, and to reflect on the importance of something often underestimated: cuteness,…