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Bridget Smith : WE MUST LIVE!

9 Dec 2011-11 Feb 2012

Frith Street Gallery
London W1F 9JJ

Overview

In this exhibition Bridget Smith explores the power of acting out an imagined scenario and the consequences it can have in real life. Her new film and photographs examine how a particular community deals with notions of life and death and how faith is used as a refuge in moments of crisis. Filmed in a small village in Galicia, Spain We Must Live! is set around the feast day of Saint Martha - who, her devotees believe, has the power to cure serious illness. Smith's film follows the events of the day from the religious ceremonies to the evening festivities.