The king AND i
2009 | 21 min. (loop) | Dir. Cliff Caines
Synopsis
The King and I is a documentary portrait of the artist’s uncle, Derrick Caines. The artist was close to Derrick, who was born with Down Syndrome and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the time of the portrait. Viewable from within a custom-built mahogany cabinet is a 21-minute stereoscopic 3D video observing Derrick posed in a classical sitting portrait. Derrick succumbed to complications related to the Alzheimer’s diagnosis not long after the portrait was made. The sound emission from the cabinet is Derrick’s ‘a capella’ version of his favourite song, “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley.
Exhibition
OCAD University Alumni Exhibition, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2012
FOFA Gallery, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2010
CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2010
Made with support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.