As a classically trained composer she fuses traditional instruments and orchestration with applications of digital technology. The work is an ongoing exploration of human identity, particularly our hidden lives and emotional landscapes and is often melancholic and epic in scale.
She completed her training at the National Film and Television School where she developed a passion for the merging of image, movement and music. She uses film and video in her work, often digitally manipulated and re-coloured, to inject a sense of hyper-realism, nostalgia, loss and hope into the pieces.
She has collaborated on a variety of projects with games developer and researcher Dan Pinchbeck since 2003, including a series of experimental game mods. The latest of these, Dear Esther, was selected for Prix Ars Electronica 2008 and has already been downloaded over 10,000 times. They have recently been commissioned to create a new experimental game mod: Korsakovia, designed to investigate how players cope when normal anthropomorphic cues attached to agents are removed.
She has exhibited internationally and has received commissions, residencies, grants and awards from organisations such as the The Wellcome Trust, The Royal Society of Arts, PVA, Werkleitz Gesellschaft, Labculture, Arts Council England, Hull Time Based Arts, Exeter Phoenix, CIBAS and Arts and Technology Partnerships. She was the first ever Artist in Residence at the New Media Centre at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and was also selected for the European Media Artist Residency Exchange programme in Germany.
Her latest film, i carry your heart, was shown around the world in 2008, including the prestigious Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Venezuela; several festivals in Germany; Poland; India and in the UK. She has recently been selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus 2009, a six day international creative summit in conjunction with the Berlinale Film Festival. She also sits on the Board of Directors for PVA Media Lab, Dorset.
My Work is Begun
Jessica Curry Lyrics
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I will stop you, I will save them.
You are too late. It begins. My work has begun. Kill them, my piggies, kill them all!
The lyrics to Jessica Curry's song "My Work is Begun" are a haunting reflection of the singer's descent into madness. The song's opening line, "This is your doing, Mandus, this is what you dreamt into being," suggests that the singer, Mandus, is responsible for the events that have led to his current situation. The second line, "I will stop you, I will save them," suggests that the singer is determined to do something to help those he cares about, even as he struggles with his own demons.
However, the final line, "You are too late. It begins. My work has begun. Kill them, my piggies, kill them all!" suggests that the singer is beyond help, and has fully embraced his madness. The reference to "piggies" suggests that the singer is viewing his victims as less than human, and this dehumanization is a hallmark of many horror stories.
Overall, then, "My Work is Begun" is a chilling exploration of madness, and the devastating effects it can have on those who suffer from it.
Line by Line Meaning
This is your doing, Mandus, this is what you dreamt into being.
You brought this into existence with your own desires, Mandus.
I will stop you, I will save them.
I will protect them by thwarting your plans and stopping you, Mandus.
You are too late. It begins. My work has begun. Kill them, my piggies, kill them all!
It is too late for you to do anything as my plans have already started. My pigs, go ahead and kill them all without mercy.
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