Joseph Ismail

through the use of video and performance the work explores psychoanalytical and philosophical ideas around subjects such as repetition, rhetoric and activity/passivity. referencing universal processes, these performances seek a simplicity to show how these complex subjects are embedded within daily routine, and how they manifest themselves as behaviour, or as 'bodily acts'

see links below to excerpts from the three video pieces as well as the 'critical evaluation'

vimeo.com/15628975

vimeo.com/15632548

vimeo.com/15632583

Critical evaluation (PDF, 95KB]