Artist Camille Henrot has premiered her first new film in nearly a decade, titled "In the Veins" (2026), at the newly reopened New Museum in New York. The 35-minute work, which is featured in the exhibition "New Humans," explores the intersection of domestic caretaking and the global climate crisis. Through Henrot's signature associative editing style, the film juxtaposes scenes of children growing up with footage from wildlife rehabilitation centers, highlighting the cognitive dissonance of raising children surrounded by animal imagery while facing mass extinction.
The release marks a significant moment for the art world, as it follows Henrot's highly influential 2013 work "Grosse Fatigue," which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale. "In the Veins" addresses the contemporary phenomenon of climate grief and the emotional labor of parenting during ecological collapse. Following its New York debut, the film is scheduled for major European presentations at Luma Arles and Copenhagen Contemporary, signaling its status as one of the year's most anticipated moving-image works.