Wrestling with Time

Directed by Rhys Votano
Performed by Steven Watson and Damian Grima
Projection on Ceramics
6:22 Mins
2022

Masculinity has changed over centuries. This work takes inspiration from the traditional Greco-roman wrestler, naked, locked in battle, embracing a rival, immortalised on the side of a ceramic vase. These would be on display inside great ornate palaces alongside decorative rugs and animal skins.

Wrestling with Time contrasts this tradition through modern projection mapping onto the side of a ceramic vase in a stark empty gallery room.