Claire Cunningham, crutches and a very dirty floor…

Claire Cunningham dancing with her crutches in a cellar with deep shadows. She is in a simple beige shift , one crutch is on the ground and she has her weight on the other with her body off to the right.

 

Filming with Claire Cunningham was always going to be unusual. The three bags full of crutches were a bit of a clue, and then the location – an undeveloped part of The Arches in Glasgow – complete with lights, projections and even a smoke machine.

And the footage speaks for itself – beautiful, atmospheric shots really capturing the colour and tone of her commission…

A light from a camera shines straight at us. We can see a camera man, shadowy, behind. Claire is in front - resting on her crutches - we see them and her hands, arms and head.Claire, her head back, with her arms in her crutches, stretches backwards. She is wearing a beige slip.claire is kneeling on the floor, in profile, searching through a large pile of crutches.