The short documentary on Jenny Saville took an effective approach at understanding the artist’s intentions especially given the limited time. In particular, the video is efficient as it starts out by subverting commonly held notions about Saville’s work in order to bring forth her truth. The idea of a projected political reading of Saville’s work—which admittedly I also did when I first encountered it ––is swiftly shot down. It is confidently and clearly stated that a feminist reading is not necessary, clearing a path for what is truly at the core of Saville’s work: a fascination with bodies. Fascination without judgement — pure observation. This objective fascination is elucidated with segments of the artist speaking about plastic surgery, violence, and fictional norms associated with bodies. The documentary enriches the portrait of Saville as a life-long observer of the world by linking her current toying with gender and identity to her earlier work. Likewise we get a personal sense of the artist with discussion of her motherhood and unexpected creativity, neatly wrapped into a conclusion with an analogy drawn between children and painting. The thing I disliked about the clip was the music chosen while displaying the images — it was very eerie and sharp, which I felt countered the message of objectivity in her approach as described in the video.