Peacock is the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the NE of Scotland, bringing artists and the public together through exhibitions‚ events‚ talks‚ residencies‚ film screenings‚ gigs and workshops to make and present art in exciting and innovative ways.
Cineclub // No Time to Lose
08 July
- Tuesday, 8 July
- Peacock Visual Arts
- Starts 7pm
- Admission free
As part of the show No Time to Lose we present four short videos around the theme (over)work. Total running time: just over one hour.
- Work [Kika Thorne, 1999]
- The Measure of Success [Coleen Finlayson & Cherie Moses, 1987]
- A Cure for Being Ordinary [Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby, 6 min, 2005]
- Dreams of the Night Cleaners [Leila Sujir, 43 min, 1996]
Stills from 'Dreams of the Night Cleaners'
Synopses
'Work', a stunning digital video by Toronto's ever-lively grrrl filmmaker Kika Thorne, finds a nonlinear way to "tell" the story of a woman who gets fired from her crummy office job but still finds happiness. Each scene is shot from a slightly different angle and presented on adjacent screens, so that rather than following a story from a particular point of view, we experience a series of tableaux. Thorne uses the open form to multiply the affect of each moment rather than extend it into narrative.
Coleen Finlayson & Cherie Moses’ The Measure of Success demonstrates the struggles so many of us must go through to conceal our true selves to please others in unpleasing work-related situations.
Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby’s A Cure for Being Ordinary shares insights into how to world of work functions, how we’re trapped in it’s mechanisms, and what we can do to become free.
Leila Sujir’s Dreams of the Night Cleaners illuminates the reality of work as a means to an end, but not as a reflection of ourselves, our hopes, and our dreams. Devika, a night time cleaner of offices, and Usha, a crew scheduler for an airline share their experiences which sweep away at the misconceptions that haunt their lives: fears of job loss in an uncertain marketplace, unstable feelings of security and identity due to their uncertain economic positions, as well as experiences of racism and sexism.