'February' (2011) Taken from the 'Translucence' project
- Film and Video
- Photography
- Personal Narratives & Identity
- Spiritual & Philosophical
- Mourning
- Loss
- Exhibition
- Screening
- Project
- Journey
- Boat Crossings
- Death
- Grief
- Water
- The Sea
- Emotional Landscape
- Experimental Film
- Experimental Video
- Artist Film
- Digital Video
- Slideshow
- Photography
Dimensions
2'32
Digital video projection, dimensions variable, 2’32
Composer: Donna McKevitt 'February' from 'Translucence' (Warner Classics, 1998
‘Teeth chattering February / Cold as death’
Derek Jarman, 'Chroma', Vintage, 1994/2000, p.120.
The 'Translucence' series serves as a reflection on the fragility of life, investigating Waterman's experience of mourning and loss. The collection of moving image works, 'February', 'Against' and 'Wisdom', interpret three instrumental tracks from Donna McKevitt’s musical score, 'Translucence' (Warner Classics, 1998), based on Derek Jarman's writing.
‘February’ traces the artist’s catamaran sea journey to the Isle of Wight to attend the funeral of a family friend, who suddenly passed away at the age of 44. The passing seascape becomes representative of her confrontation with loss, ending with the shadowy depths of the pier, which operates as a visual metaphor for the ceremony that lies ahead.
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