Event

97 Years

Running Time: 45min
In this interactive installation, one performer delicately works through a series of conversations between her and her Grandfather.
Together, the performer and the audience pick through memories; some fleeting, some irrevocably lost. Live audio and video manipulation creates a complex, carefully composed environment that explores the joys and sorrows, the tenderness and the violence of ageing. This is a poignant investigation of mental health which invites the audience to decipher a confused mind together with the performer.
Jo Hellier is a Bristol based contemporary artist working with performance, installation, film and sound. She makes considered works for different public spaces, experimenting with form and narrative structure to create exchanges both personal and expansive. In developing 97 Years, Jo has worked closely with sound artist Yas Clarke, both graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2010.
Supported by Arts Council England and MAYK Bristol
Part of the Spill National Showcase 2012 and Spill Showcase 2013
www.spillfestival.com/spill-tv/
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