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Christopher Hewitt
Shot in the Dark : 1996. Performance.

A light sensitive dress is illuminated by a professional flash unit. The flash unit is triggered by a miked-up camera, which provides a mechanistic soundtrack to the performance. The performance takes place in the dark. As the flash is triggered, the sound of the amplified camera mechanism is heard and I am seen for a moment, after which the glowing image of the dress remains hovering in space. In the optical after-image I appear to be disembodied, floating head separated from body, legs separated from torso, arms from chest.

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