Parables Diptych
Medal of Honour and Letting Go are two components of a photographic diptych installation exploring a transdisciplinary interaction between photography and the narrative moving image. Two photographs of spiritually evocative locations form the basis for articulating a sacred relationship to a place in the form of two short audio visual moving image narratives that take shape within the photographic composition. The installation project explores new ways of telling stories about a place and our relationship to that place. What can the relationship to a place tell us about ourselves, our aspirations, our challenges, our fears and our hopes?
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Medal of Honour (12 minutes)
A ten year old boy, Jacob, is escaping with his friends from having stolen a Victoria Cross from a local Services Legion. He gets separated from his friends, who get caught, and hides behind a tree. Being the one who is in possession of the stolen medal of honour, he is hiding from several people. Eventually, he is befriended by a mysterious person who changes his life.
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Letting Go (13 minutes)
An eighty year old man, Alf, has lost someone and every day he visits this location looking for Vera. It becomes apparent that he has recently suffered a bereavement. We observe him coming and going over three days, calling for and looking for Vera. On the third day, he encounters a mysterious person who changes his life.