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Faint

Susan MacWilliam


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Susan MacWilliam

Description

Conjuring an image of both the romantic and the sinister, Faint presents images of a fainting girl (the artist) set against the sound of bird song. Faint draws on mesmerism, trance and hysteria, and connects to previous works dealing with spiritualism and materialisation mediums. Initiated during a residency at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Faint was shot at Powerscourt Gardens, Wicklow and in the grounds and interiors of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.

Screenings

  • 1999 — Faint (Solo), Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast
  • 1999 — EV+A ‘99, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick (Award Winner)
  • 2000 — Fantasy and Identity, Star67, Williamsburg, New York
  • 2000 — Clockwork 2000, PS1 Studio Program, Clocktower Gallery, New York
  • 2001 — Susan MacWilliam (Solo), Cornerhouse, Manchester
  • 2002 — Home and Away: Contemporary Irish Art, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee
  • 2002 — Videoteque, Ten Gallery, St. Ives
  • 2003 — Think Over, Rialto Santambrogio, Rome
  • 2006 — Ard Bia, Galway
  • 2007 — Terms and Conditions, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
  • 2007 — The Fall Season, Jack The Pelican Presents, Williamsburg, New York
  • 2016 — Swedenborg Film Festival, The Swedenborg Society, London
  • 2016 — EXPO VIDEO | EXPO CHICAGO, Navy Pier, Chicago
  • 2016 — Susan MacWilliam: Modern Experiments, Solo Survey Exhibition, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge
  • 2017 — Susan MacWilliam: Modern Experiments, Solo Survey Exhibition, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda
  • 2017 — Susan MacWilliam: Modern Experiments, Solo Survey Exhibition, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen
  • 2017 — Out of Body, IFI / Irish Film Institute, Dublin

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Title

Faint

Year

1999

Tags
Feminist, Female, Hysteria, arts, cultural commentary, historical
Duration

00:04:30

Original formats

Video, Hi8 Video

Screening formats

HDV

Aspect ratio

4:3

Colour

Colour

Supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service, and Visual Artists Ireland.
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