Lynette Wallworth: Evolution of Fearlessness.
Lynette Walworth is an Australian artist, who specializes in video installation, photography and short films. Lynette’s installation titled “Evolution of fearlessness” which was a sequel to her earlier work “invisible by Night”, in 2004. The work deals with the ideas of survival, strength and loss. Walworth filmed woman who live in Australia but originate from other countries, which are in times of hardship or war. Countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and el Salvador. These women have lived through war, and terror that would make most people give up. Their stories are truly horrific.
This interactive video instillation is meant to do just that interact with the viewer. Walworth videoed a series of woman from different countries, that now live in Australia, with different horrific stories. Each women walks towards the viewer places one had up in the air with the idea being that the viewer will then place their hand in the women hand o the woman facing them. This is so that the viewer can make a connection with that particular woman or women that they are looking at. Lynette Walworth wanted the audience to be able to literally feel the presence of the women. After the viewer reads the woman’s story then makes that connection with the instillation they are truly able to understand the trauma and struggles these woman have been through. However these women have got through their hard times and managed to find a new life for themselves in Australia.
Humanism in the renaissance was the thought that considers human beings rather religion. Lynette Wallworths instillation relates to these ideas of humanism as these woman have broken free from there countries controlled by religious wars, to live their lives without the terror and struggles in Australia. Humanism also relates to the idea that people could decide their own set of morals, truths and behaviour. That is exactly what these women did when they made their escape from the terror of there homeland.
http://www.forma.org.uk/media/item/458/38/evolution_of_fearlessness.pdf
http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/production?id=2772
