{"id":211,"date":"2018-05-01T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/?p=211"},"modified":"2023-11-21T21:35:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:35:18","slug":"vaseline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"Vaseline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m17s625-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Mirrored wardrobe partially painted white in a bedroom with the caption 'I don't think you're making a film about her I think that you're making a film for you'\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m17s625-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m17s625-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m17s625-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m17s625-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m17s625.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital video 43:00. In Vaseline (2018) I visit my grandmother\u2019s house shortly after her death. Mourning and desire intertwine in this intimate portrait, as I consider her life through objects, photographs and interviews with family members. The film seeks to destabilize northern identity using formal and informal archives of local history, labour and accent, building to explore sexuality, witchcraft, and cats. You can watch this on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/389134332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vimeo here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m08s796-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A rug with part of a cat in the bottom corner with the caption 'A woman who uses language to make material changes in the world'\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m08s796-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m08s796-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m08s796-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m08s796-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m08s796.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vaseline_digital-video_2018-1.png\" alt=\"multi faceted crystal hanging in front of a blurry window with the caption 'I think for me it's about you knowing what it is you want to represent'\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vaseline_digital-video_2018-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vaseline_digital-video_2018-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vaseline_digital-video_2018-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m37s388-1024x576.png\" alt=\"two piles of photos, face up and face down, on a white table, top image shows two people raising glasses\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m37s388-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m37s388-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m37s388-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m37s388-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-13h59m37s388.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m18s404-1024x576.png\" alt=\"two piles of photos, face up and face down, with a photo of a woman dressed as a witch laid over the top, on a white table\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m18s404-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m18s404-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m18s404-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m18s404-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m18s404.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m43s447-1024x576.png\" alt=\"scan of a book on witchcraft overlaid on a garden with the caption 'But yeah glamour and glamourie come from grammar in Scotts which is really closely linked with the supernatural'\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m43s447-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m43s447-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m43s447-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m43s447-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h00m43s447.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h01m02s790-1024x576.png\" alt=\"a cat sat with it's back to the viewer in a doorway with the caption 'LIEFER: willingly'\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h01m02s790-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h01m02s790-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h01m02s790-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h01m02s790-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-05-14-14h01m02s790.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h31m14s327-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Figure mainly out of shot using a microfilm viewer \" class=\"wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h31m14s327-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h31m14s327-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h31m14s327-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h31m14s327.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h27m38s264-1024x576.png\" alt=\"the corer of a bathtub with a bottle of Mane'n Tail shampoo and a plastic container with a crossed out label saying SUGAR\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h27m38s264-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h27m38s264-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h27m38s264-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h27m38s264.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-unset-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vlcsnap-2018-04-21-12h27m05s431-1024x576.png\" alt=\"detritus on a coffee table including a stack of photos with a copy of Stone Butch Blues visible below \" class=\"wp-image-221\" 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In Vaseline (2018) I visit my grandmother\u2019s house shortly after her death. Mourning and desire intertwine in this intimate portrait, as I consider her life through objects, photographs and interviews with family members. The film seeks to destabilize northern identity using formal and informal archives of local history, labour and accent, building [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","tag-31"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathewparkin.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}