The Slut was Ere - artwork
Item
Title
The Slut was Ere - artwork
Description
Work by Lauren Kelly selected for the Manifestations
exhibition by curator Laurence Hill for 'Full Stack Feminism in Digital Humanities', a project funded by the AHRC and the IRC, part of their ‘UK-Ireland Collaboration in the Digital Humanities Research Grants Call’
(grant numbers AH/W001667/1 and IRC/W001667/1).
In Lauren’s performance-based film The Slut Was Ere, she explores the idea of the “slut” as the “witch” in society, the conceptualisation of a radical entity who transgresses social norms.
A mixture of live performance and performance to camera, a ritual is presented that conforms to feminist theories.
Filmed in Dublin and Bohernabreena reservoir, the film conveys the experiences of becoming a woman and the lack of sex education among young people. To tackle this, Lauren carried out a healing ritual including water and dirt. As Lauren quotes, “Let our inner sluts rise in peace.”
The screen work was supported by an installation featuring objects from the film.
exhibition by curator Laurence Hill for 'Full Stack Feminism in Digital Humanities', a project funded by the AHRC and the IRC, part of their ‘UK-Ireland Collaboration in the Digital Humanities Research Grants Call’
(grant numbers AH/W001667/1 and IRC/W001667/1).
In Lauren’s performance-based film The Slut Was Ere, she explores the idea of the “slut” as the “witch” in society, the conceptualisation of a radical entity who transgresses social norms.
A mixture of live performance and performance to camera, a ritual is presented that conforms to feminist theories.
Filmed in Dublin and Bohernabreena reservoir, the film conveys the experiences of becoming a woman and the lack of sex education among young people. To tackle this, Lauren carried out a healing ritual including water and dirt. As Lauren quotes, “Let our inner sluts rise in peace.”
The screen work was supported by an installation featuring objects from the film.
Date
2023
Identifier
FSFM00012_O
Creator
Lauren Kelly
Publisher
Full Stack Feminism in Digital Humanities
Subject
Art
contemporary art
screen art
film
digital art
the slut
the witch
performance
ritual
ritual art
Manifestations
activist art
installation
feminism
feminist theory
Ireland
Irish art
Contributor
Laurence Hill (metadata record, and curator)
Type
Image
Access Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND