Vivisector 1983
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Vivisector 1983
Performance for camera
In 1979 I read Patrick White’s novel The Vivisector. The novel explores romantic themes such as the suffering of the artist, the artists need for truth, the meaning of existence, etc. In 1983 I decided to pose as Hurtle Duffield for camera.