the shooting gallery
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a digital ceremony for a war photographer
Literary cult figure and pioneering digital filmmaker, Aryan Kaganof joins Catherine Henegan, Amsterdam based multi-disciplinary artist, for a gripping performance about a war photographer and an insatiable media machine. Also included in the team is James Webb, internationally renowned electronic sound artist who has created an audio landscape for the performance….
I went to go see this piece on its closing day. There were some amazingly beautiful moments, such as when aryan swung naked from the ceiling, blowing out candles in remembrance, or his hilarious first phone call about war being great for his career. A comment on mass media as producing reality, some important messages in the piece (tho occasionally the piece itself felt a little too mediated). Definitely a historical landmark for networked performance in South Africa, if not the world.
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Hi Nathaniel
sorry i never got to meet you
thanks so much for posting this beautiful comment about the shooting gallery on your site
is much appreciated
kind regards
catherine henegan
Comment by catherine henegan — 20 August 2006 @ 12:52 pm
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Pingback by kagablog: great art daily » historical landmark — 20 August 2006 @ 3:29 pm
also sad not to meet, but thanks for the tix to the great show… n
Comment by nathaniel — 20 August 2006 @ 9:06 pm
Beatifully…
Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.
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Trackback by Emma — 01 November 2006 @ 7:15 pm
Beatifully…
0 and 1. Now what could be so hard about that?
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