This autumn, Eye presents Tilda Swinton – Ongoing, an exclusive exhibition dedicated to the celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon. This unique and personal exhibition centres on Swinton’s creative collaborations.
She will showcase new and existing work by eight artistic partners and close friends: Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Derek Jarman, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Saillard, Tim Walker and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. This marks the first time that Eye Filmmuseum has devoted such extensive attention to the creative influence of a performer.
Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will create a new, intimate portrait of Tilda Swinton in the form of a short film and a sculpture. Together with childhood friend and filmmaker Joanna Hogg, Swinton will present Flat 19, a multimedia reconstruction of her 1980s London apartment and an exploration of memory, space and personal history. With a new edit, image treatment and soundtrack, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch will transform existing footage from his absurdist zombie film The Dead Don’t Die (2019) into an entirely new installation.
Together with the distinguished fashion historian Olivier Saillard, Swinton will stage a multi-day performance that brings a special wardrobe to life: garments from her personal collection, film costumes, red carpet dresses and family heirlooms. They will also co-develop a special presentation together in which the clothing is displayed in the exhibition. Photographer Tim Walker has visited Tilda Swinton at her family home in Scotland for a photo series about her connection to her forebears and a continuity of place. Filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul also visited Swinton at her home; he will create an intriguing, meditative installation in which the presence of spirits and ancestors becomes palpable.
In addition, Pedro Almodóvar will present his short film The Human Voice (2020), starring Swinton, for the first time in an installation format. Finally, Swinton pays tribute to one of her greatest inspirations, filmmaker Derek Jarman (1942–1994), with whom she made a total of nine films. A segment from The Last of England (1987) will be shown as an installation, alongside personal objects from Swinton related to their shared time and collaboration, as well as never-before-seen Super 8 footage—featuring Swinton as performer.
