The Unearthings
A Rural Idyll
In the Forest Garden
Inner Landscapes
Absent Presence
Trace
Photomontage
Performative Drawing
Act of Listening
About
@hortus_silvam
2019
Performance: sound
In this brief, self-filmed action she stands on an old wooden footstool. The act is absurd, intimate and unobserved, but the challenge is real; more personal ritual than performance. Can she achieve a one leg balance elevating herself on to the ball of her foot? The footstool is flimsy, with an insufficient structure to take her weight safely. The carved flagstone is hard and unyielding if she falls. It is important for her to capture herself on video in case she achieves this minor, petty success, and overcomes the scars and weaknesses.
Single channel HD video | documentation | colour | 2’19” | sound
Location: Suffolk
Selected work on the theme of inner landscapes of mind and body, where the intangible is transformed into a visceral, poetic narrative.
confrontation, challenge, scarring, absurd action
© Sophie Standford