EXPANDED LABEL: 2010.473a-c KNOWLES SOWERWINE
By Amanda Slack-Smith
‘Fairy Tales’ December 2023
Ideas of cloaking oneself through animal transformation pulse through the lush papercut stop motion animation and interactive installation You Were In My Dream 2010, by collaborating artists Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine. Beginning with a small child sleeping on a jungle floor, the viewer wakes the child with a click of the mouse to find their face has been imposed onto the animated figure through a live video feed. The viewer is prompted to send their character on a magical journey by clicking on one of the many pulsing stars on the screen. Echoing elements of the transformative chase in classic fairy tales, whereby a pursuit prompts the protagonist to shapeshift through several forms, the viewer is invited to take on the form of a rabbit, monkey, wolf or bird. In a magical world that demands one to eat or be eaten, these changes are not without their own challenges.
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You Were In My Dream 2010
- KNOWLES, Isobel - Artist
- SOWERWINE, Van - Artist
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