BC History Digitization Program

Helena Goldwater, 'pucker'

Description

pucker is the story of how one woman's sexuality revolves around and inside her mouth. With falling ice, secreted hairnets and golden handbags, Goldwater revels in the pleasure of words as they roll off the tongue.

pucker Negative 17A
Title:
pucker Negative 17A
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater amidst hanging performance props. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 25
Title:
pucker Negative 25
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater covers her mouth. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 20A
Title:
pucker Negative 20A
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater works with performance props. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 15A
Title:
pucker Negative 15A
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater hikes up her dress. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 24
Title:
pucker Negative 24
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater stretches a fishnet stocking and speaks into the microphone. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Print 01
Title:
pucker Print 01
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Barbara Egervary (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Promotional portrait of Helena Goldwater. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 30
Title:
pucker Negative 30
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater with a handbag performance prop. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 27
Title:
pucker Negative 27
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater with a performance prop. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 20
Title:
pucker Negative 20
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater puckers her lips. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 34
Title:
pucker Negative 34
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater makes an exclamation. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 10
Title:
pucker Negative 10
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater pulls her mouth apart and sticks out her tongue. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Negative 15
Title:
pucker Negative 15
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater at the microphone. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.
pucker Video Documentation
Title:
pucker Video Documentation
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Shawn Chappelle (Videographer)
Type:
moving image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Video documentation of pucker. Courtesy of the Western Front Archives. https://front.bc.ca/wwwf-collection/western-front-media-archive/
pucker Negative 12
Title:
pucker Negative 12
Date:
1999-10-08
Contributors:
Helena Goldwater (Performer), Merle Addison (Photographer)
Type:
still image
Genre:
performance art
Description:
Helena Goldwater examine a hanging performance prop. Still from pucker by Helena Goldwater.