Sophie Lascelles |
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In the grasslands 2013 16mm film |
Curriculum vitae |
Sophie Lascelles grew up and worked travelling the world with Footsbarn Travelling Theatre, returning to the UK in 1997. Frequently featured are theatrical objects such as miniature big tops, and auditoriums and the work often consists of multiple projections: in Anna's Garden, Anna Andreyevna is 'struck' by the full moon shining in from a separate projection. Her films depict solitary characters: dusky figures reminiscent of early silhouettes, circus artists and smoking dames. The figures are often hidden from view, like half-glimpsed memories or dark childhood reveries. Her work is inspired by early traditions of magic lanterns and optical toys. Working sculpturally with the projections, the images take on three dimensional qualities: moving over surfaces, into cracks; a blurred image on the wall comes fleetingly into focus, in a corner under the radiator, a women’s shadow circles, silhouetted against the evening sky, a man digs; his garden or something more sinister? Recent work shows experimentation of projection onto models, resulting in three-dimensional moving images. |
SELECTED WORKS *click thumbnails to view larger images |
Akemi part2 |
2007, 16mm film (work in progress) |
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Forest |
2006-07, card cutout and slide projection, dimensions variable |
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Forest |
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Tree |
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Beech Tree |
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The Knoll |
The Interval |
2005, 16mm film continuous loop, 35 mm slide projection, hand tinted relief model, 1.4 x 1.2m |
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Went to Retrieve the Takings |
2003, 16mm film loop and tent |
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Till |
2003, 16mm film loop, projector |
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Jump |
2002, 16mm film stills |
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Dig |
2002, 16mm film loop, projector |
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The Small Hours |
2002, 16mm film loop, projector |
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Anna Andreyevna |
2001, table, chair, linen tent, grass, projector, film and string |
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