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Video Installation, 37 minutes, 2018
Seething resentment; imposter syndrome; work-life balance; discrimination; office politics; WhatsApp bitching; rotten food in the fridge; coffee grounds in the staff room sink; micro-management; glass ceilings; cubicle farms; open plans and hot desks.
Using breathing and visualisation techniques, artists Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau and Hamish MacPherson present a guided meditation for the contemporary work place, taking you from exhaustion to exuberance and beyond.
Commissioned by Somerset House in 2018
Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau and Hamish MacPherson
Narrator - Tessa Gallagher
Performers - Thaïs Mayne Hanvey, Jennifer Milarski, Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau, Hamish MacPherson, Graham Reid & Margot
Cameraman - Luke W. Moody