Solidarity is a collaborative film series created in light of the cancellation of degree shows. Emily Turner and Daniel Randall collaborated with performance artists to provide a platform that presented their visuals within alternative environments, developing interactions into new narratives. Directing Coral Ghost, Nest and At Dark, they attempt to reflect strength and power in times of isolation and social withdrawal. The process not only kept up their morale but also that of those involved.

Coral Ghost features Kim Ryan, a lone figure performing ritualistic, powerful bodily movements within a confined costume. Its solitude responds to social distancing, exhibiting strength through stance and vivid colouring regardless. The art breaks free of a gallery space, exploring life in multiple locations.

Nest collaborates with Emily Stewart and Kim Ryan, as a spiritual successor to their performance Yoni, exploring feminine power, ritualistic behaviour and the mind and body. Here they explore Randall’s hollow structure, a remnant of his past work, using fabric to blur identity and exaggerate movement. The pink cloth presents femininity alongside the Mylar blankets, resonating with the current health crisis. They are visually making a shelter.

At Dark centres on Emily Stewarts’ How’s Your Head? garment collection. A sense of eeriness develops, capturing the multiple balaclava-style masks at night, where we follow the figure's journey through a montage. Malevolence occurs between the health crisis and masks, made before and during the pandemic.

The stills from each film have become works of art in their own right, a visual prompt on the current issues we face in this climate.

Collaborators Daniel Randall (www.artconnect.com/profile/dr_visualart) and Emily Turner (www.artconnect.com/profile/emily-turner) 

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