Over the course of Season 7, The Centre for the Less Good Idea showcased a daily installation of film works produced using Pepper’s Ghost technology. Physicality, identity, creation and interpretation are a few of the themes explored across this programme, all inspired by the nature of text and language.
METAMORPHOSIS
Through the use of mirrored and manipulated footage, and responsive vocal components, Metamorphosis explores the themes of physicality, interpretation, and animality.
A video work borne out of the melting of wax pelvises originally created in the process of making bronzes, Metamorphosis mirrors the image in motion, resulting in a series of transitioning, Rorschach-like visuals and motifs.
A further component of the work comes in the form of music created through whispers and responsive sound generated by conceptualiser of the work, Bronwyn Lace, and vocalist Bongile Lecoge-Zulu. Sound, visuals, and the viewer’s own interpretation of what they are hearing and bearing witness to are all vital components to the work.
What remains? The mesmeric melting, vanishing, reanimating of the pelvis in perpetuity. It is an ever-changing and ever-present scene that is at times eerie and violent, other times clawing and morose, but always compelling.
– David Mann
CREDITS:
CONCEPTUALISER | Bronwyn Lace
MUSICIAN | Bongile Lecoge-Zulu
FOOTAGE & EDITING | Noah Cohen
CINEMATOGRAPHER | Duško Marović SASC
VIDEO EDITOR & COMPOSITOR | Žana Marović