In the Eye of the Giant

In the Eye of the Giant by Kate Mitchell takes the form of a slowly ascending digital scroll. The moving-image work, commissioned for the large screen in the Naala Badu atrium, visualises seven emotional states that shape the artist's practice. Mitchell devised a 28-day 'emotional devotional' – a daily meditation in which she invited numerous emotions to commune with her. Rather than depicting the feelings themselves, she recorded the messages they offered and created hundreds of ink drawings responding to joy, hope, anxiety, stress, love, trust, and clarity. Arranged to form a vertical manuscript, the work extends the lineage of medieval illuminated texts created by women such as Hildegard of Bingen and Guda.