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Sins of the Wolf

Artist: Wells, Charis Edward · b. 1986

Sins of the Wolf

The work is one of a series of still shots taken by the artist by way of documenting an art happening in her home town of Elgin and inspired by Romany…

The work is one of a series of still shots taken by the artist by way of documenting an art happening in her home town of Elgin and inspired by Romany beggars witnessed during her stay in Florence. Two actor friends of the artist dressed as these beggars, their faces painted white and dressed in pseudo-bridal dresses, and were recorded as they went to different areas in Elgin town centre and engaged with locals.

The artist is producing a series of 8 films each relating directly to Dante’s Inferno which provided the inspiration to this area of work and which she has translated into Scots.

In this image another actress friend of the artist, her face painted with wolverine features, lies on her back in the doorway of an unidentified nightclub in Elgin, her legs reaching up the door jamb. The artist referred to this work in her Portfolio meeting as her favourite of the images so far shot in connection with this piece of work.

An audio recording made during John Kinross Scholars Portfolio meeting 2016-05-17 is on J:SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS/JOHN KINROSS SCHOLARSHIP/ 2015 Scholars (2016 Deposit)/ Wells, Charis Edward.

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