SEA BATTLE (ναυμαχια)
video 4.00
2019
Sea Battle (video, 4.00) was made in response to an interest in feminist reinterpretations of Greek mythology. The word ναυμαχια (sea battle) was one of the first words I found in a book about learning the ancient Greek language. It stood out to me as an unusual first word to learn in another language and highlighted the importance of the sea battle and its relationship to masculinity in Greek myths. I began to think about ναυμαχια from a female perspective. My reimagining of ναυμαχια thinks about the sea in relation to waiting, looking and imagination. This work draws on Greek myths as well as my own relationship to the sea.