Birthing Godot
‘Birthing Godot’ pairs footage of the artist birthing her son with fragments of the Anglican Eucharistic prayer narrated by her three-year-old daughter.
‘Birthing Godot’ pairs footage of the artist birthing her son with fragments of the Anglican Eucharistic prayer narrated by her three-year-old daughter.
Mimi Nicholson
‘Birthing Godot’ pairs footage of the artist birthing her son with fragments of the Anglican Eucharistic prayer narrated by her three-year-old daughter.
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