
Readings from M(other) & Son
Readings from M(other) & Son, performed at We Are Resident Exhibition, Islington Mill Project Space, Sunday 30th October 2016.

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...

Land poem song
Sargeant sings a version of Aretha Franklins’ I say a little prayer. A songĀ of loss set in a suburban landscape. A woman’s identity disintegrates into her environment as she reflects upon a failed relationship.

Lancaster Moor Hospital
"In 1998 I completed a 5 month collaborative residency at the hospital with Michael Mayhew (performance artist), and Scott Abraham (film maker). Based on the Conniston Ward we worked together to produce an interdisciplinary installation and performance piece. |"

Brockhall Village
"Between 1995 and 1997, I lived and worked from a studio in the old nurses building at Brockhall Village on the site of a derelict Victorian Asylum together with 30 other artist, including the performance artist Michael Mayhew, who I collaborated with on a number of projects including Scenes from The Asylum Wall."...