Lindsay Seers' Entangled2 at Matt's Gallery explores identity through Victorian drag and genetic anomalies.

At Matt's Gallery, Lindsay Seers showcases her video installation Entangled2 (Theatre II), further delving into her recurring themes. This piece features dual circular balloon screens, designed for viewing by only two people at a time from a private cinema booth. The installation pays homage to historical Victorian male impersonators Hetty King and Vesta Tilley, who were celebrated at the Paragon Theatre (now Genesis Cinema). Contemporary actresses embody these drag queens, accompanied by a female voiceover that intertwines historical and modern identities. Seers also references her great-great-uncle George, a sailor with heterochromia, previously featured in her 2012 Artangel commission Nowhere Less Now. The concept of heterochromia illustrates the merging of non-identical twins, leading to a person with remnants of another. Drawing from Bergsonian philosophy, Seers intertwines past and present, creating an immersive experience in the gallery, which is adorned with red curtains and peepholes. While visually captivating, the recurring theme of doubles becomes somewhat monotonous over the fifteen-minute runtime, challenging fixed notions of genetics and gender, and proposing that identity is shaped retrospectively.