Shelley Hirsch
Shelley Hirsch
Solo voice responding to the incredible visual projections by Christian Marclay-and duos with Christian on turntables.
Zoe Beloff's The Somnambulists
An installation comprising of five miniature wooden theaters/dioramas into which moving images are projected. Two stereoscopic HD videos each 11 minutes, color, sound. Four archival films, each approximately 1 minute, black and white, sound. 2007
Cast: Shelley Hirsch, Steven Rattazzi, Jay Smith, Rachel Neuman, Aubyn Philabaum, Tea Alagic
Musical Director: Shelley Hirsch
Technical realization: Zoe Beloff and Eric Muzzy This installation centers on the idea of "staging the unconscious". Each theater presents a hysterical drama. These include "History of a Fixed Idea" and "A Modern Case of Possession" in which two patients of the famous French psycho-pathologist Pierre Janet, express their delusions in song. The other theaters present the ghostly specters of actual hysterics filmed by doctors a hundred years ago.
In conjunction with the show, a book and limited edition print are being published by the Christine Burgin Gallery. You can explore these projects and purchase them by going to The Somnambulists.
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