More Gnarly Illusions [When the Boat Comes In], is a new multi-channel video installation by Erin Dickson and will be shown in NE1 from 2nd March to 6th April 2019 at Abject Gallery in Newcastle.
The multi-channel video documenting the mistranslated lyrics of traditional North East folk song When the Boat Comes In, uses dictation software to transcribe Geordie singing into received pronunciation, the standard accent as spoken in the south of England.
The video depicts three iterations of the performer singing progressively incomprehensible lyrics. More Gnarly Illusions highlights idiosyncrasies of the Geordie dialect, its position within British culture and the worry of being misunderstood.
Dickson’s diverse practice is connected through tongue-in-cheek themes of ‘Britishness’, particularly in relation to the North East. For more information and booking pleae visit the website here.
