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NOT ONLY CAN I NOT DRAW A DOG, I DON'T KNOW WHAT A DOG IS...
HD video, 15 mins
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In summer 2018 artist, quaker, and former drug smuggler Norman Anderson suffered a serious stroke. Having lost many powers of language and speech, he had to renegotiate his relationship with the world and relearn to speak.
Months passed and eventually Norman was able to return to the studio. As he began to paint, Norman found himself uttering incantations he didn’t understand, in his words a ‘new and ancient language bubbling up from inside’. Unfamiliar, arcane, and spontaneous, Norman connects this new language to an ancient part of his brain, unlocked by the stroke. From the mental wreckage, life springs forth, and there lies hope.
‘Not only can I not draw a dog, I don’t know what a dog is’ explores the 3-way relationship between Norman, his artwork, and this new part of his psyche.
The film can be viewed by emailing info@iannesbitt.co.uk
