An Artist Unpacks the Archives
Journal: Archives
Year: 2023

Abstract This chapter tells the story of my encounters as an artist with archives and the ideas and artworks they inspired. It begins inside the archives of the London School of Economics, where I made The Gatekeepers, a film about the archivists and other works exploring institutional archives and performance in the workplace. The chapter discusses films that draw on archival images to speak to contemporary concerns around corporate workplaces and genetics. It then moves on to experiments with