I you me we us
Margaret Salmon
I you me we us is a double monitor work in which the hands of lovers and family members are interspersed with texts, words and questions posed by the artist. The choreographed scene of touching hands formally evokes Yvonne Rainer’s Hand Movie (1966), a performance-to-camera filmed while Rainer was bedridden in hospital following major surgery. Salmon taps into the quotidian, minimal movements characteristic of Rainer’s practice to unearth an expanded vocabulary of hand gestures through which to express love, care and intimacy. This plea for touch and affection reminds us of the strength we can draw from each other in times of chaos.
2018 - 16mm film on 2 monitors, HD video, 17’, looped
Courtesy of the artist and Office Baroque
Margaret Salmon
°1975, Suffern, New York
Margaret Salmon creates filmic portraits that weave together poetry and ethnography. Focusing on individuals in their everyday activities, her films capture the minutiae of daily life and infuse them with gentle grandeur, touching upon universal human themes. Margaret Salmon won the first Max Mara Art Prize for Women in 2006. Her work was shown at the Venice Biennale in 2007 and the Berlin Biennale in 2010 and was featured in individual exhibitions at Glasgow International, Hunterian Gallery - University of Glasgow, Witte de With in Rotterdam and Whitechapel Gallery in London among others. Salmon received her B.F.A in Photography from The School of Visual Arts, New York (1998) and a M.A. in Fine Art (Photography) from The Royal College of Art, London (2003). She lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland and is represented by Office Baroque.