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‘Euphoria’ Digital Dance - Chromakey Test

I'm fascinated by cultural narratives as defined by TV and film. These mediums act in much the same way as ancient storytellers narrating the myths of their tribes to the surrounding village. The glowing embers of a communal fire now being replaced by the soft blue glow of our flat screen TVs.

These myths weren't just entertainment to be binged on though, they were imbued with information about the very workings of both our external and internal worlds. ⠀

As an example of how deep these stories go we can look to research into our evolutionary past. Primatologists have discovered that monkeys have three seperate calls for warning other monkeys about incoming predators. The first is for a threat from the ground, most likely a snake🐍 The second is for a threat from within the trees, usually a large cat 🐅 The third is for a threat from above the tree canopy, a bird of prey 🦅 And what do you get when you combine all three of these animals together? The ultimate threat and the archetypal monster of mythic stories across the globe: A dragon 🐉

I've always been interested in looking beyond the surface of our everyday awareness of the world and the underlying mechanisms that create what we percieve. Within 'The Inscending Spiral' series I chose to depict this 'lifting of the veil' by incorporating green-screen, 3D imaging and motion capture patterns as recurring motifs, to reflect how the story of 'The Inscending Spiral' was partly about the illusiory nature of movie making. 'Solve et Coagula' depicts this movie magic as if it were a shamanic conjuring from beyond the veil, bridging our modern day storytelling methods with it's ancient tribal roots.

'Solve et Coagula'

Signed limited edition of 20

Embossed with unique artists stamp

Image size: 43cm x 27cm

Paper size: 52cm x 35cm