POISON PAWN  was a process-based collaborative film-making project. To begin with, I introduced a group of stock characters, each with their own storyboard, background and musical motif which was developed by Yanik Soland. These were accompanied by a naval-themed soliloquy, 'Pablo’s Lament', written by Rabindranath X. Bhose. The characters and soliloquy then prompted a script that was co-developed with Josie Perry. Due to COVID restrictions, the majority of this project took place online from 6th October – 20th November, 2021. With a 3-day physical exhibition from 18th – 20th November. Special thanks to; Yanik Soland https://www.yaniksoland.ch/ , Josie Perry https://josieperry.com/ , Rabindranath A. Bhose https://rabhose.co.uk/ , Amy Yalland  https://yalland.co.nz/ , Mark Schroder and The Mondriaan Fonds for their support.

Daphne Simons

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