Biology and Medecine in Performance: Autoimmune
Autoimmune is a black and white flash film that explores the autoimmune disease through a participatory performative medium. Autoimmunity “is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts (down to the sub-molecular levels) as “self”, which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues.” (source)
We follow the actor through a series of intricate movement based scenes, each one presenting a new physical dilemma in this person’s existence; we are called to ‘intervene’ and reconnect the actor with his body. This is a fascinating experience which challenges our position as passive viewers and raises awareness to a little known disease.
For anyone thinking this is just another ‘artsy-fartsy’ load of rubbish, thing again because this may well be the most enthralling 15 minutes you’ll spend on the web this year!
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