Dear One - Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive

Creators:	BROWN, Chloe
Abstract:	“Dear One” is a re-invention of a Standard 8 film entitled “Monkeys Noisy Night” a found film from the early twentieth century (from Brown's family collection) of chimpanzees acting out the roles of mother, father and baby. The baby will not sleep and the father tries many different approaches. Nothing works and finally, after a failed attempt to lull the baby into a slumber by playing the violin, the father beats the baby repeatedly over the head with the instrument. Brown's version of the film (duration 5 mins)concerns failed anthropomorphism where the appropriated “humanness” of the chimps is subverted and the animality wins through. The film, 'acted' by the chimps, is similar to cartoon imagery, but in this case when the baby is hit with the violin, it does hurt and the baby isn’t miraculously rejuvenated in the next scene.
Item Type:	Artefact
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Art and Design Research Centre
Date:	2006
ID Code:	6843
Deposited By:	Chloe Brown
Deposited On:	17 Apr 2013 13:21
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 09:15

Creators:

Abstract:

“Dear One” is a re-invention of a Standard 8 film entitled “Monkeys Noisy Night” a found film from the early twentieth century (from Brown's family collection) of chimpanzees acting out the roles of mother, father and baby. The baby will not sleep and the father tries many different approaches. Nothing works and finally, after a failed attempt to lull the baby into a slumber by playing the violin, the father beats the baby repeatedly over the head with the instrument. Brown's version of the film (duration 5 mins)concerns failed anthropomorphism where the appropriated “humanness” of the chimps is subverted and the animality wins through. The film, 'acted' by the chimps, is similar to cartoon imagery, but in this case when the baby is hit with the violin, it does hurt and the baby isn’t miraculously rejuvenated in the next scene.

Item Type:

Artefact

Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Art and Design Research Centre

Date:

2006

ID Code:

6843

Deposited By:

Chloe Brown

Deposited On:

17 Apr 2013 13:21

Last Modified:

18 Mar 2021 09:15