12 writers’ portraits
A series of small
video installations at Canada House by Peter Wilkins focusing on twelve Canadian writers.
Each video was
placed in a wooden frame and latest about minutes. He had asked the sitters
questions about themselves and then read back their answers to them while
filming them. There was no sound, just pictures of people looking thoughtful
and reacting to what was being said to them.
I found these
fascinating. Some of the subjects seem to be trying very hard not to react at
all and the women seemed to most expressive. My favourite was Margaret Atwood
with was smiley and slightly embarrassed but left me thinking I’d like to have
a cup of tea with her.
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