2 x performances made for video, with sound. To accompany each other, played on monitors.
The works are played on 2 identical (large) monitors, set sideways on plinths, placed either side of a doorway/staircase. They are set at approximately head height and each monitor has headphones attached.
Each monitor plays a video performance of a single female figure. In both she is miming to a popular song – ‘Fever’ by Peggy Lee and ‘I’ve Got you Under My Skin’ by Frank Sinatra. In the first (Fever) she is hot, perspiring and her eyes water. She lip-syncs deadpan to the camera and gradually her nose begins to bleed, blood seeping into her mouth by the end of the song. On the second (Skin) she scratches at herself constantly throughout the song. She is edgy and anxious. These works were created for a show entitled ‘Contagious’ and make a play with the words of the songs and the title of the show, switching constantly between literal and metaphoric positions.
Duration 3 minutes each (looped for presentation)
For FA+ at Malmo Museum, Sweden