ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA

ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA
ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA

2016, Canada, 35mm, color, sound, 4 min. 19 sec.

ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA, the 2nd “quilt film” paying homage to pioneering female artists, was created using Atkins’ original cyanotype recipe, coating 35mm film, and exposing each filmstrip to sun. The images are a combination of botanical photograms like Atkins’ images and found footage that tells the story of a young girl tormented by a gang of bullies that, weaved together, produce a feminist narrative that questions male-centrism within the history of the photographic arts and sciences.