For The Very First Time  1999

​PAL, colour, sound, 16:9
Duration: 4.40”

For The Very First Time was first screened as part of Performing Bodies at the Tate Modern, London in October 2000.

For The Very First Time portrays three young women absorbed in the solipsistic activity of sniffing the scent of flowers. Each woman is framed against a field of colour consisting of red, yellow and mauve tulips. The intense atmosphere and the playfulness of the ecstasy is enhanced by the hyper-real colours and the sound of deep inhalation. 

“The simple pleasure of smelling a flower is amplified through repetition and reaches a climatic, almost orgasmic, conclusion. Lavish colour heightens the sumptuous nature of the subject.”
(Excerpt from the Tate Modern brochure for ‘Performing Bodies’ )
















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​Installation view: Premier at Performing Bodies at the opening of new Tate Modern in 2000.