The elemental colors that make up the emulsion – cyan, magenta, and yellow – are released, resulting in roiling flurries of tinted silver halide crystals. The film’s title is inspired by the work of new materialist philosopher Stacy Alaimo, who describes a form of dissolution that represents a “radical openness to one’s environment." In this film, “dwelling in the dissolve” offers dissolution and transformation as tactics for undoing violence.