ULTRA
ULTRA is a multidisciplinary research project into colour and its relationship to emotion and wellbeing. The motivation for this project originated from a desire to understand how colour can be therapeutic to those suffering from dementia; if we can analyse our own response to colour, could we learn to use colour and gesture to communicate to the unconscious mind of others?
The film has been created in collaboration with 12 highly skilled artists from dance, film, sound, lighting design and costume, each exploring their own emotional relationship to colour in their own medium. The film is influenced by the stages of dementia, a journey through disorder and peace. Seven dancers lead the viewer through a series of seven colours and emotive states. Together, they represent one consciousness and one human journey.
Over the past two years we have carried out the initial research and development for the project, resulting in a period of filming with each of the seven collaborating movement artists. This stage of the project is now in post production and preparing for exhibition in 2022.
Follow our journey so far in my online scrapbook
ULTRA PREVIEW
@ third thursdayS
ULTRA was exhibited as a film as part of Third Thursdays’ commissioning programme on Thursday 17th February 2022 in the window of Knoops, 42 Market Street, Brighton.
In ULTRA, you, the viewer are offered the opportunity to observe your own connection and reaction to colour, however it resonates with you politically, culturally, and personally.
To have the best experience possible, it is recommended to watch the film in full with no distractions in as darker environment as possible to let the colour wash over you and really indulge yourself in it.
A condensed version of the film and experience is presented here, created especially for Third Thursday.
credits
Artistic team
Creative Lead & Director:
Jessica Miller
Lighting design:
Josh Carr
Sound design:
Gal Cohen
Filming & Editing:
Sophie Newton
Executive Producer:
Lucy Shuttleworth
Costume design:
Harriet Hill
Movement artists:
ORANGE - Akeim Toussaint Buck
PURPLE - Gordon D Raeburn
BLUE - Harriet Parker-Beldeau
RED - Joshua Smith
GREEN - Jessica Haener
PINK - Rosa Firbank
YELLOW - Sivan Rubinstein
Logo design:
Rebecca Longhurst
Digital Illustrator:
Jovilee Burton
Supported by
Arts Council England
Christine Hallworth
Otherplace Brighton
OH Creative Space & Sivan Rubinstein
South East Dance
Third Thursdays
Special thanks to:
All of my collaborators!
Ben Hicks for your generosity and great conversation,
Brooke Mead for welcoming me onto your dance floor, and everyone who has helped to take this project forward.
A final thank you to Rosa Firbank, Nikki Tomlinson and Arts Council England for providing access support and helping me to bring my ideas to life.
