Jo's 90 (2023)

A 90 minute film inspired by science fiction narratives whereby vast swaths of knowledge can be immediately learned from connection to an external device. The film records the artist wearing a 1960’s hairdryer hood re fashioned as a battle mask that functions to both acquire and shield from knowledge. She wears a different outfit to create a fantasy persona for each of the 90 scenes, performing in front of 90 different backdrops whilst an accompanying text describes 90 ‘facts’ removed from their original context. Animated brains increase in number with each frame, and each piece of acquired knowledge, to eventually dominate the screen and obscure the background. To view the full film please contact the artist jo[at]joclements.co.uk