Isho Selena – Cyland Video Archive https://videoarchive.cyland.org Video Archive Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.25 I peel off my fragile skin https://videoarchive.cyland.org/video_archive/i-peel-off-my-fragile-skin/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:11:37 +0000 http://videoarchive.cyland.org/?post_type=video_archive&p=12577 The manifesto of the artist is aimed at criticizing the dominant masculine structure of the world, patriarchal authority, and social inequality. In an attempt to rebuild her own female corporeality and gain social power, the heroine only finds herself facing her own fragility and vulnerability again. The video features a voice-over of the artist’s feminists’ … Continue reading "I peel off my fragile skin"

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]]> The manifesto of the artist is aimed at criticizing the dominant masculine structure of the world, patriarchal authority, and social inequality. In an attempt to rebuild her own female corporeality and gain social power, the heroine only finds herself facing her own fragility and vulnerability again. The video features a voice-over of the artist’s feminists’ letter, read by a Google voice assistant. This represents a delegation of the familiar act of speaking to someone else, as her own voice has never been heard before. Unintentional deformation of language occurs, raising the question of who the language belongs to.

 

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]]> Flight https://videoarchive.cyland.org/video_archive/flight/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:05:31 +0000 http://videoarchive.cyland.org/?post_type=video_archive&p=12573 The heroine floats above the bed like Sleeping Beauty, her surreal and hallucinogenic dream world materializing in a lethargic sleep, transforming her into a fairytale character. The created world is a world of dreams drawn from children’s fairy tales, pop culture, as well as ideas taken from numerous wish fulfillment and visualization programs. Escapism becomes … Continue reading "Flight"

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]]> The heroine floats above the bed like Sleeping Beauty, her surreal and hallucinogenic dream world materializing in a lethargic sleep, transforming her into a fairytale character. The created world is a world of dreams drawn from children’s fairy tales, pop culture, as well as ideas taken from numerous wish fulfillment and visualization programs. Escapism becomes an attempt to escape from the frustration caused by perfectionism and high expectations of life, a persistent desire to merge with one’s own fantasies and mirages. The audio track reproduces a fragment from a film about Elizabeth II, whose words the heroine tries on herself: “She never worked, never washed dishes, never cooked food, never dusted… She doesn’t know the value of money.”

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]]> Silence https://videoarchive.cyland.org/video_archive/silence/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:57:59 +0000 http://videoarchive.cyland.org/?post_type=video_archive&p=12568 The political figures on the podium are not personalized. Their self-satisfaction and positive, festive mood sharply contradict the narrative – the rough intrusion of aggression into a gentle, calm world. Off-camera, a transformed voice from a song by Soviet singer Anna German is heard: How I believe That sadness will dissipate, That trouble will refuse, … Continue reading "Silence"

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]]> The political figures on the podium are not personalized. Their self-satisfaction and positive, festive mood sharply contradict the narrative – the rough intrusion of aggression into a gentle, calm world. Off-camera, a transformed voice from a song by Soviet singer Anna German is heard:

How I believe

That sadness will dissipate,

That trouble will refuse,

That the soul will dare.

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