Aural Hysteric Emma Morgan

Melbourne based artist Emma Morgan presents Aural Hysteric, using the strained relations between members of the artist's extended family as a starting point to examine the boring melodrama of family feuds, the deep persistent ties we have to where we come from and the camera’s alluring yet empty promise to show us where that place of origin may be. From an archive of interviews with relatives, Morgan has produced highly subjective, provocative and cynical accounts of familial history and relationships. These videos intermingle the conventions of documentary filmmaking, sociological research and DIY psychotherapy to examine the verity of any historical account and the individual’s ability to truly differentiate themselves from their family or their past.

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Presented alongside Kate Boocock Onward!