Polly Coombes

O Magic Power of Bleakness

Acting

O Magic Power of Bleakness

"O’ Magic Power of Bleakness, an ambitious new exhibition by Mark Leckey. Returning to the gallery for the first time since he won the Turner Prize in 2008, Leckey presents an immersive installation combining new and existing works which unfold over time to create a son et lumière (sound and light) experience.

A central element of the installation is a new audio play that follows five teenagers under a haunted motorway bridge. It draws upon the idea of the changeling, a child believed to have been stolen by fairies and swapped with a duplicate who is in some way transformed. Having been transported into the fairy realm the main character returns to the real world and is fundamentally altered by his experience." - Tate Britain

Polly plays one of the 5 teenagers. 

Artist - Mark Leckey