Going to the Mountain
Jenny Brady
Artist's biography
Synopsis
'Going to the Mountain is a new single channel video work, consisting of three formal studies of pre-verbal babies. Through its unlikely protagonists, the video considers how the pre-verbal child might represent a site of embodied knowledge. Using slow motion camera, mirrored surfaces and rhythmic editing, the video attempts to depict the complexities of their gesture, rhythm and movement through a process of defamiliarization. Going to the Mountain is an acute, unsentimental portrait of Nico, Grace and Maya, with a score developed in collaboration with Andrew Fogarty, featuring improvised percussion by David Lacey made in response to audio recordings of a 7 month old child as well as newly commissioned soft sculptures by artist Barbara Knezevic.' (Sourced from artist on July 1st 2016)
Details
Title
Going to the Mountain
Year
2015
Form
to be confirmed
Key phrases
absolute, portrait, gesture, movement sequences
Language
English (eng), written language (no dialogue)
Duration
00:10:00
Original formats
Digital: Apple ProRes 422, Quicktime / DCP / Physical: BD-Videodisk (Bluray)
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour
Sound
Yes
