Published May 2, 2005 by aanews | (Be the first to comment)
nestar press in collaboration with les Abattoirs de Toulouse and Galerie Pietro Spartà is pleased to announce the publication of Jurassic Pork II by Alain Séchas. Our readers know Alain Séchas because he (as well as being a fine artist) is the official cartoonist here at Afterart News. On the occasion of his recent installation at the Palais de Tokyo -Jurassic Pork II- Philippe Dagen of Le Monde published a review in that paper 10/04/05). Our special correspondant Lupy Chlew responds below.
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hen a performing artist, a musician, or an actor is about to enter on stage, pre- cisely when he/she is about to play, act or perform, this very fraction of a second is the moment when EVERYTHING happens. The rest is all about anecdote and only exists to help us try to realize or understand that all important transitional moment. If you want to capture this essential moment of high drama, the transition from private person to public performer, you should be standing at the exact intersection of wing and stage. And in order to understand that point of view, you should in fact be following the artist and checking the only perceptible place where the drama or the absence of drama manifests itself at the intersection where life joins death -: physically deep in the eyes of the artist, actor, performer. This moment embodies the fine line between two coded moments, the backstage preparation and the live act. This should not be confused with stage fright. This moment should be compared to the blaze of an idea which, most of the time, is impossible to transform into reality and maybe into a work of art. The artist knows that half of his/her activity is about adapting and trying to under- stand what was the essence of that blaze of thought or spirit, to give it a body that the rest of us can apprehend and appreciate. The other half of an artist’s life is about procrastination and preparation. The next and fi nal step is the signature. In cinema the space between two scenes in the process of editing is where everything happens, invisible and at the same time ultra visible the gutter that once was glued with scotch tape for film and now is the one pixel line on the computer screen. The work of Annika Ström is all about this uncatchable moment and place. Annika Ström is, with or without her consent take your choice prolonging that moment in front of us. Please follow her eyes, if you are ready you might find yourself transported to infinity.
