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suturing a wound

By  n:u (melissandre varin) 2023

Dimensions
30min

Moseley Road Baths

30 minutes

material: swimming pool water, 100 red roses, rope,

jar of rum hair lime thyme and hair, tarpaulin

commissioned by: itch funded by Fierce Festival (GB)

n:u brings water from the swimming pool, 100 red roses, a rope, a jar of M.I.L.K, and a tarpaulin used in a previous performance, into an investigation of intergenerational healing mechanisms/trauma.

Image credit: Ayesha Jones, suturing a wound, Moseley Road Bath (GB), 2023

Credit Mandip Singh Seehra 1756123077 n:u (melissandre varin)

by n:u (melissandre varin) and Jérémie Priam

Digital Video

duration 08 min 29 second

supported by Oustide In (GB)

Presenting the Caribbean banana trade as a site of desire and displacement, n:u and Jeremie’s audio-visual assemblage spans 4,000 miles. On Martinique (FR), Jeremie’s aunt Lilianne shares her knowledge of growing organic bananas. On the island, toxic pesticides sprayed on banana crops have contaminated the landscape…

Handle with care/ prendre avec soin

les mains de ma mère

dirty nails (les ongles noirs)

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