Jo Bragg

how to water the roses (1) (2015)

5 min 11 sec10 channel installation / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"In how to water the roses (1) I wear a contemporary adaptation of the virgin Mary’s mantle, while reciting an adapted text taken directly from Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain (Leslie Jamison, 2014)."

Artist's statement

The video is adapted from a live performance, which took place 10/07/15 as part of TITLE TITLE WHAT’S A TITLE at the Yes Collective gallery, curated by Hana Aoake and Mya Middleton (Auckland).


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