Watch "The Hex of Ergot (Popping Corn)"
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| Release Date | January 1, 2013 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
The Hex of Ergot (Popping Corn)
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Overview
"A Super 8 work entirely edited in camera, and shot and processed in one day during the Spur Exchange artist residency, ‘The hex of ergot (popping corn)’ is a musing on the connection between grain, ergot (a poisonous and sometimes hallucinogenic fungus that can grow when grain is damp), the witch-hunt trials in Salem in the 1690s, and consumerism in Leeds. While popcorn and cinema have a long and well-known affinity, the Spur Exchange residency took place in the Corn Exchange, where corn and other grains used to be traded. It’s now full of shops and restaurants, and has a carefully monitored aesthetic and ambience." — M.J.
Status: Released
Language: EN