No Body is a video entirely composed from appropriated computer-generated imagery. The narrative of the video follows the tragic plight of a simulated being as it struggles with its existence as a sentient toy. Disparate found imagery is composed with apparent continuity, suggesting a single form which is under the perpetual threat of modification by an unseen creator.

Accompanied by a solemn piano score, No Body is a creation myth for the virtual entity who, like Prometheus, is infinitely bound to its domain, unable to die or delete itself.

About Duncan Poulton

Duncan Poulton is a British artist who works with video appropriation and digital media. He reworks found content to address art-historical and mythological concerns, and aims to produce self-reflexive works which investigate ideas of reality, functionality and perfection in the digital age.

Graduating from the University of Brighton with a BA in Fine Art Critical Practice, he has recently shown at Whitechapel Gallery, Sluice Art Fair (London), Phoenix Gallery, CineCity Film Festival (Brighton), Latitude Festival (Suffolk) and Plymouth Arts Centre. He was born in Birmingham, UK, where he currently lives and works.