Great excavations: Elizabeth Price on unearthing the truth about work

Mines, ties and felt-tip pens take on subversive new meanings in the films of the Turner-winning artist. She talks about hidden trauma, ‘horrible’ language – and what the Covid crisis has revealedIn 2016, Elizabeth Price curated an ethereal, elusive exhibition called In a Dream You Found a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy. She chose work that was particular to her, close to her heart. On one level, it was about the idea of the horizontal. It was full of recumbent sculptu