on being seen

In 2016 I made a short film about a spy and her asset.

Over the following months new material began to emerge: fragments and transmissions that both related to the film, and yet also seemed to be branching away to form something new, enigmatic and complex.

A curious and twisting story was unfolding, and as it developed the work itself also began to take a new form.

Today I'm excited to announce that first small piece in this ongoing story has just been released; launching the new project Close Observations of a Single Subject: a catalogue of fragments. 

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I'm very privileged to be working semi-regularly on a new show that's currently shooting (Newton's Law for ABC TV). But in an early meeting with the head of makeup, I lamented that while I love the work itself (performing, storytelling, collaborating, etc.) the thing that distresses me most about being an actor is being seen. I've had difficulty coming to terms with this for years, and it's such a conundrum. Because that's what that work is. It is about being looked at -- being seen. Allowing your body to stand in for written words and imagined images and to make meaning. To be read, visually. Read this full letter here.