Izzy McEvoy presents a constellation of new film, and sculptural works that explore the roles of 3 women, a shamanic counsellor, an end-of-life doula, a horse assisted therapist, and a herd of horses.
Each woman and horse navigate paths to the unconscious toward healing and death — egoic and mortal. They facilitate a transformation for others, circumventing the mainstream medical networks of therapy and care.
The metaphysical and spiritual beliefs and experiences of each woman are the foundation of their practice. Nett, a humanist, tends to the dying in her work as a doula with a conviction that life is no more than a material reality, while Ciara asks us to explore other worlds guided by spirits, animals and plant medicine. Similarly, Dawn and the herd work to expand our fields of consciousness and understanding of psychotherapeutic models, calling on the horses’ higher power to help us heal.
Izzy McEvoy is an artist based in London. She received an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art in 2015. She has exhibited at Deptford X Festival, London; PS2, Belfast; BF Artist Film Festival, London; Glassbox, Paris; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; Camden Arts Centre, London. She is cofounder of mobile cinema and part of the artist collective Throes of Grief.
