ELINA BRY

WORK
Heartache

Video 00:05:48
Scotland
2018
 Heartache is a deeply personal and poetic work that explores the fragility of the body through video and sound. Using the irregular rhythm of her own heartbeat as a starting point, Bry creates a performance that draws attention to the physical sensations of imbalance and the emotional weight they carry. The piece has been shown in galleries, film festivals, and radio broadcasts across Glasgow, and sits within her broader practice which often looks at embodiment, language, and how we process pain and vulnerability.

An ultrasound placed on my chest, the beat of my heart becomes a metronome. My intention being to sing the famous song of the 80s “It’s a Heartache” in tempo with my heart.





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Creative Degrowth Scotland ELINA BRY is French/Finnish, Glasgow based multidisciplinary artist and award-winning filmmaker. They work across video, storytelling and live performance, and is interested at listening to and re-staging the malfunctions of the human body. They are curious about the body as a sentient arena; as a responsive tool and as a protagonist of an everyday drama. By that, they investigate the known, model it and work in collaboration with the instability of their body. It is essential that they don't cause any harm as they want to challenge their body with the everyday, in order to give a stage and witness what is already there.
The thematic undercurrents of ecology and slow travel prominently weave through their artistic endeavours. Through their multidisciplinary approach, they seek to unravel the nuanced interplay between the human form and its environment, exploring the intricacies of the body while maintaining a conscientious connection to ecological and sustainable principles.