In this interview (filmed as part of activities associated with the ACMI Exhibition ‘Angelica Mesiti: The Calling’) the artist reflects on the structure, approach and the processes involved in creating the work.
‘The Calling’ is a three channel video installation that focuses on whistling languages, ancient forms of non-verbal communication which are still used in 2013 to communicate in isolated and difficult landscapes.
To conduct research for ‘The Calling’, artist Angelica Mesiti travelled to the village of Kuskoy in Northern Turkey, the island of La Gomera in The Canary Islands and the Island of Evia in Greece where whistling languages are still in use.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
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ACMI Identifier
B2002972
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canary Islands
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canary Islands - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greece
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greece - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Turkey
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Turkey - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Whistle speech
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Crafts & Visual Arts → Video art
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVD; Back-up
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Sub-master