Since the late 1970s Matt Mullican has developed a practice of performing under hypnosis that extends from his investigations into representation and subjective projection, and from his efforts to ‘enter the image ’ and embody a fictional character. The continuous evolution of this body of work offers an exceptional perspective on repetition and renewal in performance practice. This book is the outcome of an extensive research project into Mullican’s hypnosis performances, undertaken within the frame of If I Can’t Dance ’s Performance in Residence programme with invited researcher Vanessa Desclaux. As part of this project, If I Can’t Dance organized a two-day Class of Masters with Mullican that was centered around a shared exploration of character construction. In her research essay, Desclaux takes up the question of personification and presents it in light of her analysis of Mullican’s hypnosis performances. A selection of Mullican’s photographs and works on paper are reproduced in this book. 

A limited edition artist multiple has been produced by Matt Mullican to accompany the publication Matt Mullican’s Pure Projection Landscapes published by If I Can’t Dance. The multiple is a facsimile reproduction of a page from Mullican's notebook (front and back), signed by the artist, and can be performed as a script. View and order the multiple here.