Miranda Whall – Samuel and I, Simon and I and Ladybirds

Miranda Whall's three works Samuel and I, Simon and I and Ladybirds, all depict a series of self- portraits engaged in autoerotic activity, whilst seemingly unaware of a series of large birds, fish and cats that float, perch or mull around the white background that surrounds them. Whall's animations defamiliarise our relation to watching these intimate moments by juxtaposing knowingly quaint watercolour renderings of scenes of female masturbation with wildlife.

Miranda Whall's three works Samuel and I, Simon and I and Ladybirds, all depict a series of self- portraits engaged in autoerotic activity, whilst seemingly unaware of a series of large birds, fish and cats that float, perch or mull around the white background that surrounds them. Whall's animations defamiliarise our relation to watching these intimate moments by juxtaposing knowingly quaint watercolour renderings of scenes of female masturbation with wildlife. Miranda Whall recently exhibited work at the Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, the Skol Gallery, Montreal, the Vane Gallery, Newcastle, the Schuster Gallery, Berlin and at the Museu de Arte Moderna, Sa Paulo. She was born in the United Kingdom and lives and works in Aberystwyth. DVD featurette includes a specially commissioned interview with Miranda Whall at Aberystwyth School of Art with Marilyn Allen and Tracey Warr First Edition of 50 copies Filmarmalade is an artists' run project established to publish on DVD selected artists' films and video works, so as to encourage a wider access to the moving image and to allow a greater understanding, through specially commissioned interviews of how each artist situates their work, in relation to the history of art and contemporary fine art practice.