Simon Patterson
Escape Routine, 2002
Sydney Bienale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
14.05.2002 - 14.07.2002
Newcastle Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne
12.07.2002
Magazin 4, Brigenz, Austria
14.07.2002
Curzon Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
25.07.2002
A commissioned film that focuses on the in-flight safety demonstrations enacted by flight attendants. The familiar paraphernalia of oxygen masks and lifejackets are juxtaposed with magic routines involving escapes from handcuffs, chains and straightjackets, while a voice-over reads extracts from Houdini’s writings on magic.
