Shoulder Blades, 2016. Single channel video with stereo sound, 25minutes. Commissioned and produced by Serpentine Galleries, London.

Shoulder Blades, 2016 addresses the conditions of desire and autonomy, cohesion and coherence inside of contemporary, urban relationships. Delving into the dominant narratives surrounding romance - through the languages of cinema, advertising and social media - the film explores the process of developing intimacy whilst maintaining agency and explores the pliable significances of the body within a prescriptive and aggressively binary cultural milieu. Shoulder Blades was commissioned by the Serpentine Galleries for the Serpentine Cinema series.

Film Credits:

Written & Directed by - Felix Melia

Produced by - Emily Rudge

Perfomers - Alice Mckenzie & Joe Walking

Narrator 01 - Rebecca Lewin

Narrator 02 - Felix Melia

Director of Photography - Joe Williams

Sound Recordist - Jackson Holmes

Production Assistant - Marlene Binder

Grade - Holly Greig (Finish Production)

Sound Design - Martin Leitner (Wave Studios)

Exhibitions & Screenings:

Shoulder Blades was commissioned by Serpentine Galleries, London for the Serpentine Cinema series. It premiered at the Hackney Picture House in 2016. The film became the centrepiece of Melia’s solo exhibitions, The Inhalation Show at ANDOR Gallery, London in 2016. It was included in, Les Limbes curated by Caterina Riva at La Galerie Centre d’Art Contemporain, Noisey Le Sec, 2016. The film was screened at Govett Brewster, New Plymouth, New Zealand in 2016.