Jill (2016)

Jill builds on the history of the rebellious cartoon body Set in a plain white room reminiscent of a gallery space or testing laboratory an acousmatic voice interacts with Jill through a series of commands Jill shows the wear and tear of slapstick maintaining dents on a body that seems to feel no pain The piece speaks to power dynamics between creator and creation recalling one of the earliest animations Gertie the Dinosaur