Divorce Index

Caruana, Natasha (2017) Divorce Index. [Exhibition/show, Film]

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Film still, Divorce Index, 2017

Film still, Divorce Index, 2017

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Film still, Divorce Index, 2017

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Installation Image, Divorce Index, The New Observatory, FACT, Liverpool, 2017

Installation Image, Divorce Index, The New Observatory, FACT, Liverpool, 2017

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FACT, (2017), The New Observatory 22 June - 1 October 2017, Liverpool, FACT, pp16

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Exhibition Guide, Merignic Photography Festival, Divorce Index, 2017

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Creators:
Caruana, Natasha
Description/Abstract:

Divorce​ ​Index​ ​is ​conceived​ ​through​ ​the​ ​analysis of​ ​data​ ​surrounding​ ​divorce​ ​statistics​ ​in​ ​the​ ​UK.​ ​The​ ​work​ ​investigates​ ​how​ ​data​ ​can​ ​be made​ ​visible​ ​through​ ​the​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​tangible​ ​emotional​ ​experience.​ ​Divorce​ ​Index​ ​is​ ​a​ 5​​ :24 minutes​ ​long​ ​film​ ​informed​ ​by​ ​open​ ​data​ ​that​ ​identifies​ ​ten​ ​coastal​ ​towns​ ​as​ ​the​ ​top​ ​sites​ ​for divorce​ ​in​ ​the​ ​UK.​ ​Working​ ​with​ ​further​ ​data​ ​sets​ ​to​ ​work​ ​out​ ​why.​ ​Divorce​ ​Index​ ​is​ ​a​ ​filmic response​ ​to​ ​these​ ​findings.​ ​A​ ​couple​ ​in​ ​dishevelled​ ​wedding​ ​clothes​ ​-​ ​myself​ ​and​ ​my husband​ ​-​ ​perform​ ​a​ ​curious​ ​gestural​ ​dance​ ​at​ ​Bottle​ ​Alley​ ​on​ ​Hastings’​ ​promenade.​ ​Each movement​ ​is​ ​a​ ​choreographed​ ​gesture​ ​interpreting​ ​data​ ​around​ ​the​ ​pressures​ ​which​ ​may affect​ ​a​ ​marriage,​ ​including​ ​unemployment,​ ​health​ ​care,​ ​access​ ​to​ ​libraries,​ ​higher education,​ ​and​ ​gambling.

Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Other Contributors:
Simon Aeppli (Film editor), Sarah Howe (Producer), Annie Lok (Choreographer), Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (Composer), Kate Priestman (Videographer), Philip Osborne (Recording engineer), Simon Sweetman (Performer), Kate Davies (Researcher), Phoebe McElhatton (Researcher), Claire McDougall (Researcher)
Date:
June 2017
Copyright Holders:
Natasha Caruana
Material:
HD film with sound
Measurements or Duration:
5.24 mins
Funders:
Arts Council England, Open Data Institute, University for the Creative Arts
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
'The New Observatory' group exhibition, FACT Liverpool, UK
22 June 2017
1 October 2017
'Il Faut Craindre La Femme et le Tonnerre' group exhibition, Les Arts au Mur Artotheque, France
5 October 2017
17 December 2017
Les Recontres d'Arles, Arles, France
July 2018
September 2018
Hooked, Science Gallery London, UK
September 2018
January 2019
Additional Information:

'The New Observatory' exhibition transforms the galleries at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool into an observatory for the 21st century. In collaboration with the Open Data Institute, the exhibition brings together an international group of artists whose work explores new and alternative modes of measuring, predicting, and sensing the world today through data, imagination and other observational methods.

Schools:
School of Fine Art, Crafts & Photography
Related URLs:
Depositing User:
Ms. Natasha Caruana
Date Deposited:
02 Aug 2017 09:05
Last Modified:
08 Mar 2018 15:59
Art/Design Categories:
Exhibition/show, Film
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/3476

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