Conversations in the Book Trade: October 2020

Saturday, October 31, 2020

The Underseen

Stills from The Underseen.

Vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/123888303

This is an old project (and it shows). But I’d like to rework some of the artwork. At least one of the ideas — people glued to their smartphones — seems old hat. But the general visual ideas of people being consumed by work, being boxed in by cubicles, being cut by the criticism of bosses seem to me worth working on more ... and all this within a social matrix of screens; the Surface Visible. And then there is the theme of alienated desire, which is also exacerbated by a society dominated by screens. In all these cases, there is a tension between the Surface Visible and the Underseen.

Vieux projet. Mais en tout cas, voudrais refaire quelques de ces dessins. Leurs thèmes me parait comme quelque choses encore important d’examiner. On vie ces jours-ci dans un société plein des écrans: le Visible Superficiel. Mais on éprouve sur le plan de la physionomie un sensation on peut s’appeler le « sous-visible ».

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Ambient and Authorial Movie: an edited selection

These are a series of shorts (usually between one minute and three) that began as offshoots of longer videos about South Korea. The idea running throughout most is to give a sense of how urban and natural spaces interact; a balance that’s hard to achieve in any built up region, but especially difficult in a hyper developed region like Gyonngi-do, the province Seoul is located in. Other themes are my relationship with my late brother, and tender experiences of time with my wife.

Il s'agit d'une série de courts métrages (généralement entre une minute et trois) qui ont débuté sous forme de variations de vidéos plus longues sur la Corée du Sud. L’idée générale est de donner une idée de la façon dont les espaces urbains et naturels interagissent; un équilibre difficile à atteindre dans une région bâtie, mais particulièrement difficile dans une région hyper développée comme Gyonngi-do, la province de Séoul est située dans la même ville . Les autres vidéos sont au sujet de mon frère décédé, ou au sujet des moments tendres avec ma femme.

이 비디오들이 일분에서 세분까지 입니다. 서울 그리고 경기도에서 공사 일 많이 불 수 있다. 공사 와 자연 관계를 재미있어요. 그리고 다른 비디오 내 동생의 생활 도는 내 아내의 사랑하는 생활 있어요.

Questa è una serie di cortometraggi (di solito tra un minuto e tre) che sono iniziati come variazioni video più lunghe sulla Corea del Sud. L'idea generale è di dare un'idea di come gli spazi urbani e naturali interagiscono; un equilibrio difficile da raggiungere in un'area edificata, ma particolarmente difficile in una regione iper-sviluppata come Gyonngi-do, la provincia di Seoul si trova nella stessa città. Gli altri video parlano di mio fratello defunto o dei teneri momenti con mia moglie.

Esta es una serie de cortometrajes (generalmente entre un minuto y tres) que comenzaron como variaciones de video más largas en Corea del Sur. La idea general es dar una idea de cómo interactúan los espacios urbanos y naturales; Un equilibrio difícil de alcanzar en un área urbanizada, pero particularmente difícil en una región hiperdesarrollada como Gyonngi-do, la provincia de Seúl se encuentra en la misma ciudad. Los otros videos son sobre mi hermano fallecido, o sobre los tiernos momentos con mi esposa.