Mum’s memories of motherhood
A project drawing directly upon maternal experiences to create visual and text based narratives exposing the work of mothers.
Tartattallee
Tartattallee was made by repetitively typing out the poem Sheep in Fog by Sylvia Plath, and then reading out and recording the re-typed poem with all its typo's included.
HRH Prince of Wales’ Socks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnRP_yCqtA8 Helen Sargeant gently mocks the pretensions of royalty, and by extension those in a position of unquestioned high regard. As the socks and their wearer strike poses familiar as those of the heir to the throne Helen whistles the national anthem. A disconcerting film that is as much a comment about the ownership of...
The Consultation
The Consulation depicts Sargeant manipulating a child's cuddly toy and enacting a visit to the doctors
Cat in a bag
A womans' hand repetitively squeezes a sound box of a cat meowing from inside a children's soft toy.
Land poem song
Sargeant sings a version of Aretha Franklins’ I say a little prayer. A song of loss set in a suburban landscape. A woman’s identity disintegrates into her environment as she reflects upon a failed relationship.
Dog in a vent
Based upon a letter sent to a friend, here Sargeant's imagined narrative has the woman taking on the characteristics of a dog.?