
10-16
Adult actors lip-synching to recorded interviews with children aged 10 to 16.
Consists of seven short films back projected onto a screen 18 feet wide. The films show adult actors lip-synching to a soundtrack taken from interviews that Wearing recorded with children between the age of 10 and 16. The disjuncture between the impact of an adult speaking with the cadence, words and even the bearing of a child is the initial focus of the work. The films’ simple locations, such as a bus stop and a bathroom, provide a foil to the narratives, which are complex, compelling and, at some points, surreal. The films are moving, and yet the emotional punch they pack are subtle and finely judged. The awkwardness and incredible insight of early adolescence is evident and challenges the viewer’s assumptions and nostalgia.
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- EN
Release dates
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)first exhibition Chesenhale Gallery30 Apr 1997
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- When was 10-16 released?
- 10-16 was released on 30 April 1997.
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- Who directed 10-16?
- 10-16 (1997) was directed by Gillian Wearing.
- How long is 10-16?
- 10-16 runs for 15m.












