She Wants to Know, 2012
Video performance 10:34

She Wants to Know documents a journey of interactions between the artist and her surroundings in nature. Sykes responds to the landscapes that she traverses throughout New Zealand by creating temporary installations with a variety of materials, using what is on hand as well as from the environment itself. The repeating form of the labrys, an ancient symbol of female power that comprises the installations, guides both her inner and outer journey of prodigality.  The score and narration echo the magnitude and intimacy of the encounters. 


Concept and direction: Ginny Sykes
Performer: Ginny Sykes
Music: Victor Sanders
Camera: Ginny Sykes, Jo Grace, Roland Idaczyk, Lorenzo Santamaria
Video editing: Ginny Sykes, Jon Drake