Scream-Along

Come on down to the Bohemians Hair Salon in Deptford for Karaoke with a disturbing twist. Leave behind the brightly lit salon and head down the back stairs to enter an interactive art installation staged in a dingy speak-easy-style karaoke bar.

A screen on the far wall plays a compilation of women screaming in films, with the screams muted, leaving only a ‘backing track’ of ambient sounds. Visitors can ‘scream along’ with their favourite movie screams and reflect on the Big Screen’s ability to manipulate our perception and behaviour.

The installation asks us to consider the consequences of our fascination with women’s on-screen pain and what impact this screaming victim has on our perception of real women.

Saskia Takens-Milne is a contemporary British conceptual artist known for her philosophical multidisciplinary pieces. Born in 1977 in Watford, England, she studied at the Glasgow School of Art and later at Chelsea School of Art. She lives and works in South London.

This exhibition was made possible by a National Lottery Project Grant