Chapters One to Five
This is the third film in the Astrid series 2010–14, made with the young Astrid Everall over the ages of seven to eleven. Astrid responds to different sets that re-construct interiors from 1950s Charles and Ray Eames designs to 1970s home improvement magazines. It takes inspiration from educational materials and re-enacts demonstration films made at that time, depicting and promoting an idealistic lifestyle. Indulging in a sense of nostalgia, in a similar way to a piece of repro-furniture which imitates a past style, Michael stages a contemporary projection of lost times and youth.
— Elsa Coustou, curator
UK, 2012
16mm film with optical sound, Mono, 1:1.33
15’30
Work no.3 in the Astrid Series
Performance by Astrid Everall (aged 9). Camera and edit by Sophie Michael. Neg cutting by Steve Farman. Telecine by iDailies. Labwork by Prestech Ltd and Haguefilm BV.
With special thanks to Richard Bevan, Eliza Bonham Carter, Astrid Everall, Brighid Lowe & Tom Dawson
Previous presentations
2016
Art Now : Sophie Michael : Trip (the light fantastic), Tate Britain, London, 2016
2012
RA Schools Show 2012, Royal Academy of Arts, London
The Tomorrow People, Elevator Gallery, London
Living Room Cinema presents: Employment of Time, MK Gallery, Milton Keynes
Young London, V22, London, September
Star and Shadow Present: New Work from the UK, Copenhagen Short Film Festival, Copenhagen
Marlybone Project film screening session, as part of Communal Knowledge, The Showroom, London
US / Canada Print hire:
Installation view at RA Schools Show 2012, Royal Academy of Arts, London
