Otolith 1
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The Otolith Group, Otolith 1, 2003. Courtesy: Arts Council Collection. ©The Artists. Commissioned by MIR Consortium / The Arts Catalyst
OTOLITH 1, a film-essay made by The Otolith Group in 2003, originally commissioned by MIR Consortium and The Arts Catalyst, is now a part of the Arts Council Collection.
Made of historical, found and newly shot footage, conflating fact and fiction, OTOLITH 1 weaves personal and public histories together to explore future female identities and separation. These themes relate to our wider research while also resonating with the impacts of Covid-19.
We’re delighted to be presenting this major film-essay in the Chapter House at Coventry Cathedral from the 14th until the 20th of August 2020.
The film-essay is set in the year 2103, and is narrated by a fictional descendant of Anjalika Sagar who lives in space. The narrator looks back at several generations of women from the Sagar family, linking her own (fictional) experiences with those of Sagar’s actual grandmother, creating a complex but compelling inter-generational narrative.
The Otolith Group were nominated for the Turner Prize in 2010 and have exhibited in spaces including Transmediale, Berlin and the World Social Forum, Mumbai.
Kodwo Eshun, the group’s co-founder alongside Anjalika, was affiliated with the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit at University of Warwick, highlighting another point of intersection with the research we are carrying out ahead of HYPER-POSSIBLE.
Please note that we can only accommodate 8 visitors per time slot to allow for physical distancing. You’ll be asked to wear a face mask while in the exhibition and to leave your name and contact details as you arrive.
This exhibition is generously supported by Arts Council England, Arts Council Collection and Coventry Cathedral.
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