The Blindworm

Digital film.

Duration: 9m 59s.

Description: A slow-worm will drop its tail if it is threatened. The tail will continue to move in order to distract the predator. In Shakespeare’s day the slow-worm was known as the blindworm. The audio in this film was created using instances of the word ‘blind’ in Shakespeare’s plays.

Stephen Emmerson & Rowan Corkill.

2024.