Disappointing Doll

Disappointing Doll is inspired by a photograph taken in a Sydney institution in the1860s: the image of a tiny girl recorded only as ‘Orphan child aged 3’. The work explores how everyday female experiences have historically been deemed unworthy of intellectual consideration. Combining gesture and cinematic devices, it evokes a psychological space: one where shame and seclusion from the outside world lead girls in institutionalized care to be imagined mothers, sisters and lovers; and where child’s play can echo through the bodies of grown women. A 2-screen visual artwork with stereo sound design.

• STATUSESTATUS DEL PROGRAMAcompleted
• ProducerProductorCordelia Beresford
• DirectorDirectorCordelia Beresford
• Director of PhotographyDirector de fotografíaCordelia Beresford
• PRODUCTION YEARAÑO DE PRODUCCIÓN2019
• RECORDEDGRABACIÓNSydney, Australia, January 2018
• DANCE STYLEESTILO DE BAILEContemporary dance
• Main ActorActor principalMarlo Benjamin
• Main ActorActor principalNarelle Benjamin
• DURATIONDURACIÓN00:07:19
• SOURCE VIDEO/AUDIOFORMATO VÍDEO/AUDIOHD recording / Stereo
• ASPECT RATIORELACIÓN DIMENSIONAL1 : 1.78 (16:9)
• RECORDING MEDIUMMEDIO DE GRABACIÓNhard / solid state drive / thumb drive recording (CF-Card, SD-Card...)
• RECORDING COMPRESSIONCOMPRESIÓNXAVC

Picture © Cordelia Beresford
Video provided by Cordelia Beresford