FALLING FLAMES
FALLING FLAMES
by Finola Merivale
Originally curated for the ChamberQUEER QUEERantine virtual festival in June of 2020, with my girlfriend and collaborator Isabel, we took it upon ourselves to present Falling Flames in a way that acknowledged and featured the limitations of our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Filmed in the living room of our old Washington Heights apartment, I mapped the negative space of our walls weaving projected video content in and around the artifacts that made our tiny apartment home. Our intent was not to ignore our surroundings or apologize for them but instead to invite them into the virtual performance and explore how they influence our perception of Falling Flames.