Artist Statement

Animation, 2015, 2’17”, ISEA2016 Hong Kong Open Sky Project Honorable Mention

Beholder is a witness to everything happening below.
Beholder cheers you on when you are down.
Beholder gives credit where it’s due.
Beholder lends moral support.
Beholder helps you carry on.
Beholder says keep going,
You’re doing great,
I believe in you,
You’re a star,
That’s right,
Super,
Yes.

• Elena Knox (Australia/Japan) is ​​performance and media artist, ​director lull studio, ​researcher Watanabe Lab, Department ​of Intermedia ​Art and Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. elenaknox.com