Mammary mountain

Mammary Mountain is an intimate, immersive virtual reality (VR) and embodied haptic experience that explores dis-ease within the body and its relationship to the broader context of the land. These pressing themes and social realities are explored through the prism of one of the artists, Tara Baoth Mooney’s, experience of breast cancer, interwoven with other patients’ and survivors’ stories of their cancer treatment, trauma, and recovery. “Patients” are slowly dressed in a mammography gown, over which a specially designed haptic garment is wrapped. Each participant also wears a VR headset while sitting in a bespoke chair. The narrative is then embodied through the haptic garment, which vibrates in areas of the body often affected by pain or discomfort mapped to the breast lymph nodes of the chest, underarm, and back.

Within the world of Mammary Mountain, participants navigate a space that straddles perceptions of dream-like other worlds and everyday reality. The work aims to ignite new public engagement, validate survivors’ experiences, and inform others, ultimately resulting in a more nuanced and holistic understanding and empathy of the breast cancer treatment experience.

PRODUCTION 1: Camille Baker -
45 Foxglove Drive, Forge Wood
RH10 3XR Crawley
United Kingdom
Tel. 44 7847681127
camille@camillebaker.me

WORLD SALES: Camille Baker
45 Foxglove Drive, Forge Wood
RH10 3XR Crawley
United Kingdom
Tel. 44 7847681127
camille@camillebaker.me

PRESS OFFICE: Camille Baker
45 Foxglove Drive, Forge Wood
RH10 3XR Crawley
United Kingdom
Tel. 44 7847681127
camille@camillebaker.me