In the sketch below as shown on Instagram I have layered a book by The British Medical Association with footage from an archived film I found on the Internet about the invention of the microscope and what it allows us to see. I feel drawn to the book but it’s not from the internet (although I was able to order a second-hand copy of a book I may well have had difficulty finding it in my local shop). After posting I re-edited it slightly to take the focus away from St. Helena Hospice.
Two narratives have been interwoven;
- the ability to examine the very small, humanity’s capacity to invent lenses which allow us to peer within and examine life in tiny detail
- consciously deciding to withdraw life-supporting care, death drive, British law, British institutional, incorporating the human rights act (currently threatened)
Relates to endism, gaze, voice, institutions and identity, mediums
The footage has been reversed rendering the language unintelligible. Nevertheless, there is a specific ‘haunting’ which may invite people to think about previous periods of extreme fascism. I am not sure if this is helpful or not. I think it is ambiguous, however, and could be read a number of ways.
