Spartacus Chetwynd Hermitos Children (2009)

Spartacus Chetwynd s Hermito s Children is presented on a wall of monitors, it is a bonkers ride into a zone where trash television meets raunchy underground culture; where transgender detectives investigate the case of a girl who died of too many orgasms on a dildo seesaw, to a soundtrack swinging between death metal and lisped monologues about opening a Jewish restaurant (Chetwynd ran an improvised Jewish restaurant during the making of her film, channeling the experience into her recorded scenario. ) from Frieze review of the Tate Triennial 2009 In Hermitos Children I was referencing Pasolini s Acetone (1961). I tried to film a narrative in front of the live performance events. For example a character would say something in front of the chaotic events going on behind them. In this way documenting the performances I produced in the year 2008 and making them into a continuous Spartacus Chetwynd