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’ ) ‘ |
Installation view: Premier at Performing Bodies at the opening of new Tate Modern in 2000.
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