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Erin Rickard, 'Practicalities of being a woman Part 4', Video Projection, September 2008.

Erin Rickard, 'Practicalities of being a woman Part 6', Video Projection, September 2008.

Erin Rickard, 'Practicalities of being a woman Part 3', Video Projection, September 2008. Each of the performances has a beginning and an end. The hands express the tension and determination she is experiencing. This drama entices the audience to stay, they each adopt her determination and begin to individually need the satisfaction of the completed task. 

Erin Rickard, 'Practicalities of being a woman Part 3', Video Projection, September 2008. This resulted in Rickard producing a series of 8 video projections. Each showing what she considers the practicality behind her outward identity as a woman. The videos create a sense of irritation in the audience, a desire to intervene and complete the task for her is rejected through simple impossibility. 

Erin Rickard, 'Practicalities of being a woman Part 3', Video Projection, september 2008. Through a personal struggle with her own identity, Erin Rickard went through various tasks of recreation, becoming closer to her femininity seemed important. Weeks passed and Rickard became aware that the physical identity made it difficult for her to perform daily routines, her ability to exist as a functioning individual decreased. 

Donna Southern, 'Avoidance', 300mm x 225. Photo: Donna Southern. How do you feel?How do you behave?Please post a comment. 

Erin Rickard, 'Reflection', Video Projection, Mirror, October 2008. Detail of Installation

Erin Rickard, 'Reflection', Video Projection, Mirror, October 2008. Detail of Installation

Erin Rickard, 'Reflection', Video Projection, Mirror, October 2008. Installation view on entrance into the space, a dark room with a single light in the far corner. To interact would mean to venture into an intimate area, somewhere that is physically closed off. The character continues to examine her own physical scars and starts the struggle of acceptance or rejection of what she has done.  

Erin Rickard, 'Fade Away', Video projection, OHP, Acetates , September 2008. Photo: Erin Rickard. Courtesy: Erin Rickard. Erin Rickard has worked on various Video Installations each exploring the idea of memory and of the ghost. This installation emits a sincere atmosphere mixed emotions of despair and longing expressed through a "ghost's" personal struggle with her own "ghosts" 

Susan Diab, 'Lightning Conductor', manipulated scan, October 2008.

'Biscuit, anyone?', October 2008. Photo: Susan Diab.

'Original Hirschhorn Parcel Tape'.

Jonathan Moss, 'Rivesaltes (Shoah)', Collagraphs, 2008. Photo: Chris Webb. Limited edition book of prints based on video stills from the Rivesaltes videos to be shown at Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, 23 May - 28 June: 'Place, Identity and Memory'.

Judith Alder, 'Monitoring the Incubator', Photograph of installation, 18 October 2008. Photo: Judith Alder.

Donna Southern, 'Confrontation', Oils, foils and polymers. Photo: Donna Southern. 300mmx 225mm.How do you feel when confronted? 

'black bird'. Photo: roz cran.

Tony Stallard, 'Cairo sunset', digital image, 15th october. Photo: Tony Stallard. Courtesy: Tony Stallard. Digital image

Ceal Floyer, 'Stable', Installation.

Deborah Ann Graham, 'Travelling', oil on canvas, 2008. on two pannels 47x16" each

Donna Southern, 'Who are you? '. Photo: Donna Southern. This wrapping has split and melted, trying to get out? Cannot contain self expression ?Falling Apart?Too large for the old skin? 

Donna Southern, 'Who are you? '. Photo: Donna Southern. You can see the boundary, inside the boundary is your personal space.

Donna Southern, 'Who are you? ', Acrylic and polymer. Photo: Donna Southern. This image is wrapped, what does that say!  Cocooned?

Donna Southern, 'Who are you? ', Acrylic and polymers, 2006. Photo: Donna Southern. Its hard for the public to be brave enough to put this into drawing or painting, so lets have some strong images from this community.

'Crafting Space'. Photo: Lilian Simonsson.