Memorial / Time of Death

https://vimeo.com/fionadavies/time-of-death In Memorial/Time of Death, flowers so often a witness of death, have been filmed over a period of time, slowly deteriorating. Projected onto a dark wall this work becomes emotionally potent as the edges of the images become ambiguous, conveying the concept that ‘the time of death” is fluid and there is often no [...]

From my performative lecture series – one of nine short fairy tales

Once Upon a Time, Long Ago and Far Away: Part Four – Compliance, Wearing the Uniform of the Patient Chapter One The patient is told to take off their clothes and put on a worn, thin, and soft pale blue hospital gown. Death appears and challenges the patient to an egg and spoon race. Death [...]

Watch this video from the Blood on Silk project. A short surreal fairy tale about wearing the uniform of the patient.

videos still from the video work. Once Upon a Time, Long Ago and Far Away: Wearing the Uniform of the Patient

Tracing the Rupture – a group exhibition at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

The Cover of the catalogue for the 2023 exhibition at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre called Tracing the Rupture.

New Performative Work – ‘Once upon a Time, Long Ago and Far Away: A Short History of Removal .’

On Saturday April 30 from 5 p.m. at the Rhomboid Studio in Mount Victoria, NSW Australia I'll be presenting a brand new performative work. Its very exciting to have this opportunity to be part of the Lumiere Festival of the Moving Image in Mount Victoria. Below is the link to where you can get tickets [...]

Previous Publications

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Blood on Silk: The Uniform of the Patient

New work in progress Blood on Silk: The Uniform of the Patient, focusing on the knot tied usually loosely at the back of the hospital gown in order to maintain the privacy of the patient. The fabrics chosen for this project range from translucent silk mesh, to thin white cotton and a more solid hospital [...]

February 2021

Blood on Silk Work in Progress – A stop motion set developed for the video work, Medicinae Vehementi. 2021, balsa, galvanised sheet metal, paint, resin and light. The meditative hour-long video work will focus on the emotional landscape of surviving the night, of being deprived of sleep, and of hearing the suffering of others. The [...]

Plague Doll – Covid 19

Kit - cut it out, sew two pieces together, and fill. Size variable.

Article in Nature ‘Pig experiment challenges assumptions around brain damage in people.

Such a complicated relationship with pigs made even more so and with serious implications! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01169-8