Catharsis
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Catharsis noun (Greek katharsis, purification)
For Aristotle, the "purification" effect produced on the audience by a dramatic representation.
Any therapeutic method that aims to achieve an emotional crisis situation such as this critical manifestation provokes a solution to the problem that the crisis presents.
I write my fears, as an outlet, to overcome them, to keep them at bay with humour and derision.
The principle: you are invited to write the words that block you, that hold you back
These Words then cover your body, which a fan will blow to free you symbolically.
The contrast between these illuminated faces and the weight of the words is visible on the video.
Catharsis nomination : VIDEOFORMES 2017 Clermont-Ferrand