Domain, 2023/2024

(Runtime: 00:01:50)

Domain is a short black and white video piece wherein the artist addresses their late grandfather’s superstition that women were bad luck aboard fishing vessels. Historically many large ships used figureheads of nude women to calm the seas. Inspired by this practice, Howlett transforms herself into a symbol of good luck by donning transparent oil gear. The artist coils rope as a soundscape of field recordings and a poem she wrote titled “She Tows the Line” plays over the scene.

Videography and some editing: Andrew Lewis

Field Recordings: Benjamin Goss