Akula Dream (The Mindset Sextet)

An old Russian Akula submarine gets a new captain. But Captain Pavel seems to care very little about the navy or war. Indeed, he prefers to lead group discussions about spiritual matters and dresses in a cassock; his favourite pastime is shamanic drumming. The more traditional sailors begin to have doubts. The Captain believes the Earth is calling us and that we need to answer. Formally, the work is unusual in that it successfully blends a narrative drama with an experimental video approach. The artist was featured in a 6 page interview in Art Monthly Issue 390 in 2015 where the mixture of genres was discussed. The work was also showed as a large installation at the Chapter Arts solo show. A huge tube was built to mimic the feeling of a submarine. Petals were strewn around the floor and the audience sat on cushions as per gallery fashion in the 1970s.