‘Believe it or not', rediscovers a wonderful, virtually lost piece of Victorian travelling show technology, called a ‘Dr Peppers Miniature Theatre'. Play, humour, trickery, magic and entertainment are all important parts of the work.
The artwork reveals itself to be built around a number of illusions. The artists are seen creating an endless loop of surreal tricks in their front room, but it is the coupling of the 3D with the filmed image which creates both wonder and confusion. Miniature Tessa and Marcel mesmerize us in a 3D model that acts as a stage set for the filmed figures to walk around. Door ways are entered and walked through with perfect precision. The illusion is so convincing that it plays upon our senses and understanding of the work.
The works magical elements are set against a multiplicity of means. The actual model is a scaled down version of the artists own house in an urban city environment, but the work resonates a sense of playful irony, where the artists grapple with the nature of belief.
