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Collections 1+1=1 by Jordan Baseman Jordan Baseman's films sensitively draw out the idiosyncrasies of human life and behaviour. He often films his subjects in their own homes or workplaces to create a narrative of their lives and dreams. Under The Blood and 1+1=1 were commissioned jointly by the Art Gallery at the Royal Pump Rooms and Wysing Arts and were screened for the first time at both venues. The two films were the result of a residency at Papworth Hospital near Cambridge, initiated by the galleries and funded by the Collaborative Arts Unit of the Arts Council of England. Baseman worked at the hospital between May and August 2002 alongside Mr Francis Wells, one of their leading cardio-thoracic surgeons. During the residency he filmed nearly 50 hours of surgery and talked to patients after their operations.
The white light that emanates from the form is combined with Pat's moving and often frightening account of his procedure to create a beautiful and powerful work. Jordan Baseman (born 1960 in Philadelphia, USA) studied at Tyler School of Art before studying for his Master of Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London. His early sculptures and more recent films have been shown in many shows in Britain and abroad including: Curators Egg at Anthony Reynolds and Fetishism. Circulate website 1+1=1 by Jordan
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1+1=1
features an interview with Patrick Wilkins who received a heart
and hung transplant at Papworth in 1998 and is a key supporter
of the hospital. He relates his dreams and experiences in the
moments before and months after the operation. We listen to
Pat, accompanied by his wife Christine, as we watch an unidentifiable,
semi-organic form rotate, move, grow and recede. The black and
white moving image appears to be old, yet it is digitally manipulated.
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from 1+1=1 by Jordan Baseman (c) the artist
