Collaboration Linda Dement, commissioned by Campbelltown Arts Centre for Catching Light as part of ISEA 2013. Installation view, 2013. Photos: Jane Castle
50 BPM
A half tonne explosives bag strung up and sagging, leaks litres of black fluid, its half dead presence bleeding out onto the floor. A minuscule screen flashes text of warning and outrage, a furious energy reduced to a micro scale easily overlooked. Helen Reddy's optimistic anthem “I Am Woman” circles the room slowed to 50 beats per minute, stretched and dragged under.
Review here
Interview with Kelly Doley and Linda Dement here