Cuckoo by The Alternative Limb Project | Sophie de Oliveir

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CUCKOO is a contemporary and timeless piece carved from cherry wood and features a working cuckoo clock, bell and pendulum. This work has been made for dancer Welly O’ Brien and is central to a visually striking and playful film from Candoco Dance Company for Sadler’s Wells digital stage. This short choreography for camera is a reflection on our changing experience of time passing, set to a poetic musical score.The leg, carved inside and out from 2 blocks of cherry wood, houses electronics which when operated remotely work the clock and pendulum (at various speeds). The pendulum defies gravity, working even when the leg is upside down or on its side. After a ding of the bell, the cuckoo sets off out of the knee with chirping and the classic cuckoo song.We wanted to explore Time in reference to the body itself and how it transitions through difference phases and stages.

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Credits Artwork:
Bespoke Alternative Limb

Concept and Design: Sophie de Oliveira Barata
Wood Carver and Design Input: Sam Rudman
Prothetist: Chris Parsons
Electronics: Rory Thompson
Metal Worker: Sadie Clayton
With Thanks to John Downie and Bill Bruce

Film
Co-Directors: Charlotte Darbyshire and Sophie de Oliveira Barata
Dancer: Welly O´Brien
Filmmaker and Editor: Sarah Vaughan-Jones
Composer : Jules Maxwell Production
Manager: Phil Webb
Producer: Ellie Douglas-Allan
Audio Description: Caroline Burn

Credits Video:
Camera and Editing: Miriam Raggam-Alji
Animation: .siacus)
2022 esc medien kunst labor
Co-financed by Kulturamt der Stadt Graz, Kulturreferat des Landes Steiermark, Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, Öffentlicher Dienst und Sport

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