Body says, No
Experimental Film Animation, 8:51 minutes, 2023
Body Says No is an experimental animated film using miniatures that examines the complex association and dislocation of the medicalised body and the invisibility of care. The video uses miniatures to draw attention to the absent body and questions about how we create environments that are not accessible.
This work draws attention to assistive devices, medical support aids and body equipment as the main characters. How do machines stand in for the body and support it? Uncomfortable and far from individualised, they hold, imprint and hurt the body. When the body says no, it is either to hold its ground, to protect itself, or because the structure and support aids do not give the body access. Mobility aids and the body work together to ensure survival. At the same time, the aids become a portrait of the body.
Awards
Body Says, No, was nominated for St Kilda’s Film Festival Top Shorts film award 2024.
Winner, London Independent Film Award for best experimental film.
Body Says, No. Film Still, 2023.
Installation view: Miniatures, The Couch, The Chair, The Electric Chair and the bed, 2023. Image by Jessica Maurer.
Body Says, No, nominated for best animation at St Kilda Film Festival, 2024.
Body Says, No, nominated for best animation at St Kilda Film Festival, 2024.