The Sacraments: Communion
video essay / installation
A NOTE ABOUT THE SACRAMENTS SERIES.
Several years ago I began writing personal essays and I quickly found all roads led back to Catholicism, the faith I thought I’d left behind in childhood. It was remarkable, over and over I would find myself sorting through the influences of my Catholic upbringing. As soon as I thought of writing a piece about having never liked being named Marilyn, I knew I would title it Baptism. Within moments of realizing I would write Baptism, I recognized I wanted to explore my personal history in the context of each of the Church’s Seven Holy Sacraments. The Sacraments is a series of anthropological examinations, from birth to death, from Baptism to Extreme Unction; I am re-envisioning the role of Catholicism in contemporary life and exploring the personal myths and mysteries of my own life. As an interdisciplinary artist, as a writer, filmmaker, and video artist, the series naturally emerges in multiple creative spheres, the worlds of the written and spoken word, and the many universes of the moving image. - Marilyn
COMMUNION:The Labyrinth Project is the third in a video essay / installation series based on the Seven Holy Sacraments. A multimedia installation designed to be “walked,” COMMUNION: The Labyrinth Project draws on myth, mysticism, prayer, and ritual. The installation is a sculptural autobiography constructed from the artist’s personal artifacts ranging from 16mm film reels to platform shoes and integrates video and sonic art. It is an offering that invites others to engage with the work in a meditative way. The process of making this work continues as The Labyrinth is deconstructed and each piece discarded.
COMMUNION:The Labyrinth Project is envisioned as an ongoing creative process of co-creating and deconstructing labyrinths with different groups, their respective life artifacts, and their meditative intentions.
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