Laughing While Under Surveillance: the Art of Roxana Halls
Women's laughter is under surveillance but Roxana Halls' art combats its suppression by representing unbridled feeling.
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Women's laughter is under surveillance but Roxana Halls' art combats its suppression by representing unbridled feeling.
People worry about the wrong things when they're being painted. They think they'll get bored, or restless. But what should really concern them is what they'll say when they start to relax. I've painted a few portraits in my time, and I know from experience that sitters will share astonishing things with you. As though you were a priest, or a shrink. Therein lies the brilliance of Katherine Parkinson's play Sitting, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2018 and can be seen on BBC4 on Wednesday next week, and iPlayer thereafter. Katherine Parkinson's play Sitting premiered at the Edi...