Films
A. Matthew McQuerter | "Governing Sensibilities" (Self-Portrait), 2023
Single-channel Hi-8 Video.
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Runtime: 15 minutes.
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"Governing Sensibilities" depicts the artist performing two seemingly ordinary exercises. On the left, the completion of a cup of black coffee. On the right, a seven-lap bicycle ride around a small lake. As the scenes unfold, visual and audio happenstance occur in metronomic time. Amidst the mundane these moments exemplify leisurely remedies that combat systemic expectations of productivity and self worth biases.
A. Matthew McQuerter | "Haircut Exercise" (Self-Portrait), 2020
Single-channel Hi-8 Video.
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Runtime: 15 minutes.
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"Haircut Exercise" depicts the artist performing a ritual of release and self-expression on a summers evening in 2020. The exercise of cutting ones own hair is an act of shedding what once was. Hair holds power. Hair holds memory. Releasing energy and portraying vulnerability as the artist welcomes in a renewed sense of connection with themselves and the redefining of their perception.