Pernille Spence | Kinaree

 

"triggered by the approaching steps of curious onlookers ... is this a punishment being inflicted ...or is this a metamorphosis taking place?" 

 

A British premiere co-commissioned by New Moves International Ltd 
and New Media Scotland. 

A body - female - covered in honey & goose fat, isolated in a glass hut. Surrounded by feathers lying at her feet. Wind generating machines triggered by the approaching steps of curious onlookers. Feathers lifting from the ground begin to coat the body. Is this a punishment being inflicted, comparable to the age-old ritual of tarring and feathering? Or is this a metamorphosis taking place; from human to bird like creature, finally gifted with the freedom of flight?