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When you fall into a trance - Emily Wardill

31 Oct 2014 – 7 Dec 2014

Regular hours

Friday
10:00 – 16:00
Saturday
10:00 – 16:00
Sunday
10:00 – 16:00
Monday
10:00 – 16:00
Thursday
10:00 – 16:00

Cost of entry

Free

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When you fall into a trance is the latest in a series of Wardill's films that share an interest in the complexities of communication and representation, the limitations of language, and the nature of imagination. When you fall into a trance traces the relationships between Dominique, a neuroscientist and Simon her patient, a synchronized swimmer and aid worker. Simon is suffering from the loss of his proprioception, his sense of the relative position of his body parts as well as his understanding of the effort required to move them. His vision seems essential, if he cannot see his body, then the movement and control of his gestures become unmoored. As the film unfolds, Dominique's fascination with the complexities of the mind-body relationship exemplified by Simon's condition spins beyond her work and into her life. Wardill's film is equally sinister and tender. Throughout the film, actions distort, gestures fracture, and deceptions are uncovered as the tension and release of bodies and speech reveal the complexities of memory and the possibilities of imagination.

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