Lines in the Sand : Helen in Egypt

November 2004

Lines in the Sand : Helen in Egypt is a multimedia performance in which Jonas investigates themes of the self and the body in a performance installation based on the writer Hilda Doolittle's epic poem “Helen in Egypt” (1951-55), which reworks the myth of Helen of Troy.

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Lines in the Sand : Helen in Egypt was commissioned for Document XI in 2002 and also performed at The Kitchen in New York in February 2004.

The support of The Felix Trust for Art has made possible this event possible.

 

Joan Jonas exhibitions in November
Wilkinson Gallery London		www.wilkinsongallery.com
John Hansard Gallery Southampton		www.hansardgallery.org.uk

Thanks to Amanda Wilkinson.

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