Swallow

Swallow

Laure Prouvost

UK
2013
Video
12’
Focus

Swallow takes us to somewhere in Italy, to a secluded waterfall under an azure sky. The images that Laure Prouvost has put together are a kind of homage to the genre of panoramic painting and to Italian journeys. Images that flare up, only to disappear at once. Naked women bathing in shallow water, fleeting pictures of birds, sparkling spring water and bare feet on the grass as raspberries burst. Swallow is a meditation on pleasure, a play on that historical idea of visiting the Mediterranean in search of inspiration. Meanwhile, complementing the individual images, fragments of sound reinforce the overall impression. The humming of bees, the twittering of birds and breath craving for air all punctuate this ten-minute collage.

Film programme Imaging an Image

Director / Script / Editing / Sound / Music

Laure Prouvost

Contact

LUX

Laure Prouvost

Born 1978, the artist has exhibited at museums and galleries all over the world, including the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), Tate Britain and the Frieze Art Fair 2011. In 2013, she won the Turner Prize for her video Wantee. Her work encompasses not only films but performances and installations, and she frequently examines relationships and differences between language and comprehension.


Films by Laure Prouvost (Selection)
How to Make Money Religiously 2014 | Grandma’s Dream 2014 | Swallow 2013 | The Wanderer 2013 | Wantee 2013