Five East

Susan Mogul

1991 | 00:08:00 | United States | English | Color | Mono | 4:3 | 8mm video

Collection: Single Titles

Tags: Health, Portrait, Youth/Childhood

I was an Artist in Residence for three months on Five East, the ward for chronically ill adolescents at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles. Five East is a series of video portraits. I went from room to room on the ward and asked each adolescent if they would like to make a video portrait of themselves. The children had a variety of chronic illnesses including cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. However, I did not ask them to speak about their illness. I let them speak for themselves on whatever might be of interest to them. Each patient’s room on Five East had a video monitor, so I could play back what we recorded. This artist residence was funded by the City of Los Angeles. Filmed and Edited by Susan Mogul.

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