I hand drew each frame of the video documentation from the performance I’m Fine performed at Le Lieu, centre en art actuel in Québec, Canada. The performance documentation that I animated was shot by Patrick Dubé. It took me approximately three hours to animate five seconds. The documentation is 24 frames per second and is 8 minutes and 45 seconds long, a total of 507 seconds, and 12,168 drawings. I am interested in examining why the collective understanding of what defines a contemporary audience or performer continues to shift and blur. This entails a consideration of the multiple attempts throughout history to abolish the separation of performer and audience. To confront the residue of trauma, you must be willing to face insanity. Memories come in waves, never chronologically. I'm Fine reflects the experience of lived trauma.
This is a still image from the animation, It"s ok. The background is white with a thin pencil outline drawing of Sarah Hill's body in a dress, long wing and stiletto high heels about to jump. The figure appears on the far right side of the image.
This is a still image from the animation, It"s ok. The background is white with a thin pencil outline drawing of Sarah Hill's body in a dress, long wing and stiletto high heels with knees bent but feet still on the ground. The figure appears on the far left side of the image.
This is a still image from the animation, It"s ok. The background is white with a thin pencil outline drawing of Sarah Hill's body in a dress, long wing and stiletto high heels with one leg on the ground and the other leg raised up in the air about to stomp the ground. The figure appears on the left side of the image.
The body is twisted and the hair is flying out in front of the body. The figure appears on the left side of the image. An arm is raised outstretched and the body is slightly bent forward. The body is on the right side of the image. 
The body is on the left side of the image. The torso and wig are in view and the rest of the body is cropped at the waist. The left hand is raised and hidden behind the wig. The face is also hidden behind the wig. 
The body is much smaller and looks like the camera has zoomed out. The body is bent forward and the hair is flying out in front of the face. the left foot is up in the air and is in motion to be stomped down on the ground. 
The image is cropped at the feet and both arms are in motion one arm is above the head and is hidden cause the body is being drawn from a side view. The body appears on the far right of the image.
The body is at the bottom of the image and is on the ground. Only the dress and part of the wig are in the frame. The body is located in the right corner. 
The body is fully extended mid jump to land. The legs are fully extended and the arms are up in the air. The wig is flying out in front of the face. both feet are on the floor. The body is located towards the right of the image. the dress is flat as if gravity is pulling them downward.
The body is in mid jump the legs are together and bent. The hair is one big mass where the head should be. The dress is flying upward and the under part of the dress is exposed. The Body is in the center of the image. 
This is a close up line drawing of a body in motion. The hands are moving so fast that they are just circular lines. The torso and head are all that appears. The body is on the far left of the frame and takes up most of the space on the left. 
This is the first image where the face is drawn and the mouth is open screaming. The face is on the far left of the page and is encircled by a wig so the torso is also covered by the wig.
The image is small and appears in the bottom left corner. The body is trying to push itself up from the ground. The hand is out of frame and the wig is covering the face. The dress is poofed up as if it has just caught air.
The body is in the center of the image and is on their knees bent forward. The hair is spilling onto the floor. This pose does not imply movement. 
The lower half of the body takes up the majority of the center of the image. The bottom half of the dress, the legs and shoes all slightly tilted towards the left.
The body is bent over again and is on the floor. The body is in the lower left hand corner and feels like it is falling out of the screen. 
The body is in the center of the image and is a full view. For the first time we are able to make out an oval for the face. The hands are by the side of the body and the body looks calm.
The body is in the center of the image and is on their knees bent forward. The hair is spilling onto the floor. This pose does not imply movement. 
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