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Stella Capes
The Fallen Saved, 2008
There is a succinct circularity to the process of art becoming life, before becoming art again. In her photographic series The Fallen Saved, Stella Capes has staged five lone actors acting as cadavers; they seem to have just died on stage in a real-life twist of fate. Throughout her practice there is a dark side to Capes’ subjects. Here, surreally coincidental death contexts are poignantly illustrated with stark, crisp, spectacular photographs. Capes has also amended the play scripts displayed on their side, weaving the actors’ demise into the plays’ original narratives.
Stella Capes
Born UK, 1978
Lives and works in London
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved (Peter Pan 1911, 1979), 2008, 63 x 42.5 cm (framed photo), 18.5 x 24 x 9 cm (Playscript and shelf)
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved (Macbeth c1000's 1970), 2008, 63 x 42.5 cm (framed photo) 18 x 22.5 x 9 cm (Playscript and shelf)
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved (The Drunkard c 1844 1986), 2007, 63 x 42 5 cm (framed photo)18.5 x 24.5 x 9cm (Playscript and shelf)
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved, 2007/08, 5 framed photographs and amended playscripts Dimensions variable
Stella Capes, Interval, 2008 Digital Print, 20 x 26.5 cm
Stella Capes, Clappers (To Side-step a Heckle), 2008, Lime wood, Cord. Hand carved clappers were given out to visitors to use during the exhibition
Stella Capes, The Performance, 2006-07, 2-Channel, 7min Video Installation 1
Stella Capes, From Ravenser Odd, 2006, 6min video
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Stella Capes
The Fallen Saved, 2008
L’art devient ‘vie’ avant de redevenir ‘art’ en un cycle court. Dans sa série de photographies The Fallen Saved, Stella Capes a mis en scène cinq comédiens qui jouent les cadavres. Ils semblent véritablement morts, comme s’ils venaient de tomber là, sur scène, dans un coup fatal du sort. L’ensemble du travail de Capes est caractérisé par ce sentiment de gravité, et tout particulièrement dans cette série où les morts accidentelles sont illustrées par des photographies à la fois arides et spectaculaires. L’artiste a également modifié le texte des pièces de théâtre qu’elle présente à côté de ses images, tissant le décès de ses personnages dans la trame de récits littéraires.
Stella Capes
Née en 1978 en Royaume-Uni
Vit et travaille à Londres
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved (Peter Pan 1911, 1979), 2008, 63 x 42.5 cm (framed photo), 18.5 x 24 x 9 cm (Playscript and shelf)
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved (Macbeth c1000's 1970), 2008, 63 x 42.5 cm (framed photo) 18 x 22.5 x 9 cm (Playscript and shelf)
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved (The Drunkard c 1844 1986), 2007, 63 x 42 5 cm (framed photo)18.5 x 24.5 x 9cm (Playscript and shelf)
Stella Capes, The Fallen Saved, 2007/08, 5 framed photographs and amended playscripts Dimensions variable
Stella Capes, Interval, 2008 Digital Print, 20 x 26.5 cm
Stella Capes, Clappers (To Side-step a Heckle), 2008, Lime wood, Cord. Hand carved clappers were given out to visitors to use during the exhibition
Stella Capes, The Performance, 2006-07, 2-Channel, 7min Video Installation 1
Stella Capes, From Ravenser Odd, 2006, 6min video
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