Simon Wood

Meghna Singh and Simon Wood’s five creative inspirations behind ‘Container’

The creative partners behind the short virtual reality film ‘Container’ share their sources of inspiration

Meghna Singh
Simon Wood

“What rises in Container is the dead. And their memory. And an urgent demand for, as Singh argues, not so much a return to the past, but a reckoning with its repression in the present.” (Photo: Michael Klein)

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10 SEP 2021

Review: Ghosts that cannot be contained

The short film Container, which straddles virtual reality and fine art installation, provides a visceral re-examination of both historical and late capitalism

Niren Tolsi

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