Body says, No
Experimental Film Animation, 8:51 minutes, 2023

Body Says No is an experimental animated film using miniatures that examine the complex association and dislocation of the medicalised body and the invisibility of care. The video uses miniatures to draw attention to the absent body and questions about how we create environments that are not accessible.

This work draws attention to assistive devices, medical support aids and body equipment as the main characters. How do machines stand in for the body and support it? Uncomfortable and far from individualised, they hold, imprint and hurt the body. When the body says no, it is either for it to hold its ground, to protect itself or because the structure and support aids do not give access to the body. Mobility aids and the body work together to ensure survival. While the aids become a portrait of the body.

Awards: Body Says, No, was nominated for St Kilda’s Film Festival Top Shorts film award 2024.
London Independant film award for best experimetnal film.