Solace (Installation)
12 Jan 2011, 15:30
ICA Cinema 2
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Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull’s film installation SOLACE is a non-narrative piece that captures fragments in the daily lives of a group of East London teenagers, exploring friendship, mortality and human interaction. Through a se- ries of monologues, SOLACE reveals moments of warmth, teenage isolation and the transition from adolescence into adulthood. The originally composed score pulses and glides through the film, revealing the nuances of the teenagers’ lives; moments of joy, bravado, aggression and vulner- ability. These sequences demonstrate the warmth between friends, while exploring the sharp exchanges and crueller nature of teenage life. Directed in a non-conventional style, SOLACE blurs the line between fiction, documentary and art.
Seomore and Bull co-directed the 2009 poetic documentary feature ISOLATION which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival before touring the UK with a live soundtrack performed by the filmmakers. ISOLATION concerned soldiers adapting back into society on their return from war, and high- lighted problems they faced such as homelessness and alcoholism. Since meeting at art college, the pair have directed over 20 short documentaries exploring the margins of British society, created art installations, and have worked on numerous music videos for the likes of Wild Beasts, Tricky, Liquid Liquid and The Last Shadow Puppets. www.instituteforeyes.co.uk
