THE SCHOOL OF TEARS

(weeping song)

WAILING WOMEN VIDEO INSTALLATION (2003)

3-Channel Video installation
4:3 PAL DVD
13 mins loop
each screen 2×1,5 m

There is a room with three screens. On each screen, a girl sits in a corner. Only a spotlight illuminates them. Each girl wears a white nightdress and weeps in her own unique way. One looks directly into the camera, another keeps her eyes on the ground. Although recorded separately, there appears to be a mysterious choreography between them. Weeping, they create a song beyond words and boundaries.

Dedicated to Willy Eldagsen †.