Say Something

Live performance with Super 8 projection & Sound

A soundtrack plays on hidden speakers. The first section is a rhythmic composition of clicks and grinding sounds, followed by collaged sounds, voices, whispers and music. A Super 8 projector stands approximately 8-10 feet in front of figure.

The figure begins by moving her head from side to side, all the time muttering to herself. Her movements expand and she begins to sway in semi circular motion, still gripping chair, all the time muttering. The movement becomes increasingly violent. At a signal her movements stop immediately. She brings her head up, eyes closed, holding still. A Super 8 projection begins – it is an image of an animated face and is projected onto the impassive face of the artist. The movements begin again and the sequence is repeated twice more, changing each time and getting ever more violent. The performance is brought to a halt with an aggressive chorus of “I’ve Written a letter to Daddy’, courtesy of the film ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?’

Duration 9.5 minutes