Susan MacWilliam (b. 1969, Belfast, Northern Ireland) lives and works between Belfast and Dublin, Ireland. Her practices explore cases of paranormal and perceptual phenomena. Through anecdote, reconstruction and detailed editing, MacWilliam’s works explore forms of portraiture and interpretation and provide a historical visual record of cases within the history of parapsychology and psychical research. The works consider the world of the paranormal, the supersensory and the tradition of psychical research.
With an interest in that which is on the periphery of the mainstream and which falls beyond conventional fields of science and psychology, MacWilliam has developed an extensive body of work, exploring a range of phenomena, including Dermo Optical Perception, table tilting, psychic abilities and mediumship.
Susan MacWilliam’s video works have been exhibited internationally and are held in the Drama and Literature Section of the British Library’s Sound Archive. In 2009, Susan MacWilliam represented Northern Ireland at the 53rd Venice Biennale with her solo show REMOTE VIEWING.
