Here are three offerings that really drove home the whole “the medium is the message” message for me this week. I’ll share more of my own thoughts in separate posts; here, I’ll let the artists speak for themselves.
One: Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette [this is just the trailer, you can read more of my thoughts on it here]:
Two: This video essay from Lindsay Ellis [more of my thoughts on this video here]:
…and Three: something my friend Ethan wrote in the description of the Kickstarter campaign for his latest art book, The Evening Pink. [Please give him your support! And I’ve written up more thoughts about slow, thoughtful engagement, etc, here:
I am concerned about the distribution and reach of independent cultural production in 2018. The last time I pre-ordered an edition, in 2012, the cultural landscape was quite different. We used blogs! Artists are now producing more content for less pay, on channels that ask for shorter encounters with artworks. This is discouraging when you make books, and want to facilitate a slow, thoughtful engagement.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1383040354/the-evening-pink-pre-order-the-first-edition
Elizabeth Ü 