Heronical Sylvie
In October 2001, in the frame of Expérience trouble presented by the AXENÉO7 Centre of Artists, performer Sylvie Tourangeau spent ten days imagining herself in a body other than her own, in the tranquil stillness experienced by the heron, at the city of Hull’s various bodies of water. Having described the project as "subversive slowness", the director wanted to capture the experience in a profoundly artistic way, in continuum with the work. Taking on the role of observer, subjective, in a state of "active contemplation" if it is indeed that, she paints an impressionistic picture which invites her audience to gain a new understanding of the female heron, closer, very close...
Credits
Direction
Johane Fréchette
Performance
Sylvie Tourangeau
Photography
Johane Fréchette
Editing
Johane Fréchette
Les Têtes Vidéo
Hélène Morin
Multivet Média
Sound Design
Alain Blais
Sound Editing
Martin Messier
Anne-Matilde Rousseau
Mixing
Martin Messier
Logo musique
Voice
Johane Fréchette
Sylvie Tourangeau
Production
Johane Fréchette
Technical information
Color
Color
Sound
Stereo
Shooting format
DVCAM
Documentation
Images
Keywords
Contemplation, Immobility, Apparatus, Performance