Self Made by Gillian Wearing : Film Screening

Who are we – and who do we think we are? How do we make the selves we present to the world – and who are we really, underneath the social masks we wear every day? These are some of the questions posed by Self Made, an extraordinary debut feature by acclaimed British artist Gillian Wearing.

A hybrid undertaking, Self Made is at once documentary, artwork, social experiment and performance project – bringing together a diverse group from the British public, non-actors every one, and offering them the chance to discover something about themselves through performance.

In 2007, Gillian Wearing placed an advert – in newspapers, online, in job centres and elsewhere. It read: “Would you like to be in a film? You can play yourself or a fictional character. Call Gillian.” Of the hundreds of people who replied, seven – chosen through an extended process of auditions, interviews and workshops – ended up appearing in Self Made.

 

As we watch the group working together in the studio, then performing their own ‘end scenes’, a complex and searching portrait of each person emerges.

Director
Gillian Wearing is a British contemporary artist renowned for her thought-provoking exploration of identity, social norms, and human behaviour. Emerging as part of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the 1990s, she gained recognition for her work in photography, video, and performance. Wearing is particularly known for her use of masks, personas, and self-portraiture, which offer a nuanced examination of how people present themselves to the world.

Specifications
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Documentary / Video Installation
Release date: 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Certificate: 15

Booking is required due to limited capacity. 

The Brown Collection is fully accessible. Please let us know if you have specific requirements when booking. 

Any queries please email: laurie@glenn-brown.co.uk