Seeing Our Own Reflections
Nov 01, 2020
3 minutes
WRITER Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Above a pool of water stands a group of people. Their expressions vary: some throw their hands up in the throes of ecstatic dance; others grasp their chests and mouths, their faces twisted with agony. Some are hidden in shadow, and some sprawl on the floor, crawling as if to a distant salvation. Below, the water ripples; some of the faces are lost in this distorted liquid mirror, blurring into nothingness.
This performative video work, titled is Angela Tiatia’s version of the ancient myth of a man
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