In her film Family Heart, Nathalie Djurberg explores the state of being caught between excessive demands and doting affection. The protagonist is an exhausted mother who sits in a red armchair situated in a claustrophobic room. Her naked body appears limp, unkempt and emaciated from childbirth. Two disheveled, scrawny and neglected-looking children frolic like kittens around her, vying for their mother’s affection and seeking her caresses, while constantly testing her boundaries. Family Heart is one of Nathalie Djurberg’s early short claymation films, which she later supplemented with music by Hans Berg.
Family Heart
- Year2007
- EditionEdition 3/4 (+ 2 a.p.)
- Material/TechniqueSingle-channel video (color, sound)
- DimensionsVariable
- Length2' 39''
- CategoryMedia Art
- CollectionSammlung Goetz, Medienkunst, München
- AlbumsWith video
Animation - KeywordsDoll
Animation
Violence
Family
Child
Body
