The images are sourced from a religious education film made to inspire marvel at the precision of detail in God’s work when creating the human body.
Reprocessed and rearranged “The Shakes”, instead, portray the sensory organs and their control center in uncontrolled spasms. This was, in part, inspired by experiences of severe migraines.
Skälvan / the Shakes
16mm film, transferred to video. 2:36min (loop), 2020.
Close-ups of isolated eyes, ears, nose, hands and brain, all trembling; a tremor-effect made by making the film strip pass, out-of-step, through a projector, while being captured onto video.

Stillimages from "Skälvan / the Shakes"
Edition of 10 prints.
13x24,4 cm.
