![]() ![]() In previous performances, she has made impressions on her skin with volcanic stone and rocks, and invited audiences to write on her body with black marker. Sophia’s work has often dealt with discomfort and stark images of the body. ![]() Often, the baptisms are interrupted by bodily necessities – a sharp intake of breath, a hand accidentally faltering. The piece is durational: both Sophia and Schaefer begin to show the seams of their physical labour. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Throughout, the camera tightens, and the soundtrack grows ever more guttural, a cacophony of discordant, quivering strings drowning out the chirp of birds in the distance. Shot in a single take at the Pool of Siloam – a salt lake in South Australia’s Beachport – Witness shows a baptism on infinite loop, with a man (Michael Schaefer) cradling Sophia in his arms and repeatedly submerging her in the lake from side to side like a swinging pendulum. “I am still a bit shaky, I’ll be honest,” Sophia says, speaking from the gallery after the prize ceremony. Witness, her winning entry, is a 12-minute film where the artist is dunked into a body of water again and again – to both disquieting and mesmeric effect. ![]() Sophia is a 34-year-old multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans performance, sculpture and video. ![]()
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