(Prelude)

• SINGLE SCREEN VIDEO INSTALLATION •

12 mins

 

In a 12 minute single-take Starr meticulously runs through a series of codified expressions akin to the silent era performer. As the rhythm of the performance takes hold her face seems held hostage by the gestures and expressions she is trying so precisely to communicate. A silent narrative begins to emerge, transforming what at first appears to be an acting exercise into a moving portrait of the female face.