One man missing

‘One Man Missing’ is a collection of intimate and personal spoken word by men from around the world, who are dear to me with a focus on religion, identity, and mixed cultures background. The audience can listen to these stories whilst sitting across from a dummy with a bag on his head, the piece looks at the suicide of men, with the idea that the audience can take home a sense of intimacy rarely heard by strangers and apply this to themselves where necessary or their own loved ones.

The voices come from the closest male spiritual influences in my life, My father, Er's brother Yanji, Seki Lynch my first friend in Leeds and a dear friend who wish to remain anonymous.

The piece was shown in Wharf chambers, Middle floor as part of the exhibition The Tittering of Magpies in July 2022. It was later exhibited in Leeds arts university postgraduate show of September 2022.

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"Amily Galhand is an immersive artist whose work is international, she pulls influences from her travels over the world, where she seams to have countless unbelievable stories and spiritually artistic friends. Her latest piece follows on in trajectory from her ongoing project Bag4Long which continues to explore the grief and confusion the suicide of Chinese Muslim Er Zhang caused whilst the crew of 'Indie Lab' (To give it a name) were busking in China. ‘One man missing’ is a shocking and deeply personal intimate showcase from Amily Galhand where her works normally touch on her personal experience but push towards a more individual interpretation, this piece blasts out personal relationships and raw emotion. Its so open and honest from the people speaking and the fact they are so close to Amily, the piece takes on a giant with a gentleness and a directness that is touching and vulnerable."