I’ve produced a series of artworks sharing some of what I learnt about the Cycle of Life whilst my dad was dying. My dad wisely didn’t stop living just because the doctors told him that he was terminally ill. Like many doctors, I had thought I was something of an expert at dying. But then …
This digital collage is about what happened to my dad’s heartbeat when he took his last breath. I’m showing the sound and light and movement during the multimedia performance in the Showroom gallery. The image shows a colleague clapping my dad’s heartbeat (on the left) and me talking (on the right). On either edge are (white on …
Here are the words I said at the multimedia performance of Deathbed Skiing at the Showroom gallery, along with a few images: Deathbed Skiing Later on my dad stops talking. Gets less responsive. More restless restless restless. I want to freshen him up. Put his arms. Around my neck Sit him. Forward. And He. Tries. to get out of …