The Urge to Run a Lap
Synopsis
A woman returns to the home where she lived as a pregnant teenager. Told through text, found objects, found footage and assemblage sculpture, this work questions and challenges conventional images and narratives of “teen pregnancy” and reflects on contemporary experiences of self-representation and ways of remembering.
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