This work was born from a need to shift perspective. Until this
point my work was predominantly performative accompanied by pieces constructed
for performances; zines, textiles ect. I was motivated to change medium and find
an alternative that would allow a greater deal more control over the emotions
and narratives, as well as the beats at which they are invoked, which I had
been struggling to find in my pieces upon viewing their playback. I saw video
works as a great alternative as it still allows a certain degree of personal
embodiment which I wished to retain from my previous performances. On top of
this the editing process allows for playful experimentation with the flow, tone
and texture of the work which gives me an immediate emotional feedback on the
direction the pieces to going. But audio video are not the only elements
present in the work for featured both physically in the space and phantasmally
in the video are stained glass kaleidoscopes. Initially made exclusively for
their effect as a feature in the video (as I don’t know how to make effects
digitally), I found their aesthetic as an object synchronous with the language and
themes at play in the video and decided to experiment with them in the space. Looking
like some ancient alchemical artifact, or some antediluvian astronomers’ device
of unknow utility I suspended them from the ceiling with small flashlights so
the curious could find out for themselves what magic they have to share.
