Syncretism consists of one-off video performances where spoken dialogue is synced in a variety of ways. These videos can form links across a variety of contexts to express the multifaceted nature of identity.
The Lady from Midsayap
2022
HD Video. 21 min 9 sec. Audio: self-recording.
Mum, in car
2014
HD Video. 2 min 43 sec. Audio: self-recording.
Monroeism
2013
HD Video. 3 min 6 sec. Audio: self-recording and Georges Belmont’s interview with Marilyn Monroe, 1960.
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The term ‘syncretism’ describes a process where a culture's belief system is linked with others. For example, the belief systems of Ancient Rome identified deities from Ancient Greece with those of their own pantheons. These produced a variety of amalgams.