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Birds of my Weakness

Una Quigley


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Artist's biography

Una Quigley

Synopsis

Birds of my weakness, about a housewife who develops psychic powers to change her body, is based on Act 1 of “The Mammaries of Tiresias”, a play by Guillaume Apollinaire written in 1903 and first performed in 1917.

Apollinaire uses the phrase "birds of my weakness” to describe female breasts. The film re-imagines Apollinaire’s character in a contemporary context and uses the influences of post-structural feminist writers on a rewriting of the words.

Choreographed by dancer Sheena McGrandles in response to the text

Performed by: Sheena McGrandles and Loz Fitzgibbon

Sound/Music: Loz Fitzgibbon

Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland

 

 

Details
Title

Birds of my Weakness

Year

2018

Form

Short

Key phrases

feminist, the entrapments of domesticity, apollinaire, breasts, women

Language

English

Duration

00:08:40

Original formats

Digital 16mm; Super-8

Aspect ratio

16:9

Colour

Colour

Sound

Yes

Supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service, the Arts Council of Ireland and Visual Artists Ireland.
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