Roi Vaara’s performance for film Artist’s Dilemma (1997) obviously deals with the alleged sharp distinction between art and life. It is not clear, whether the man is not able or simply unwilling to decide, he just keeps walking back and forth on the frozen sea and basically ends up being both: not quite art and not quite life.
Interestingly, he is out there, on his own, with no land and no people in sight — is it an inner conflict he is facing? To be honest, yes, I like to think of the artist as someone who now and then has to step away from the center (of life) to be able to see things clearer. And depending on what art form he chooses, the process of creating can involve a temporary social withdrawal as well. But then again, when or where does life end and art begin? Isn’t it actually only a blurring of boundaries? (more…)
Tag: Short Film
Matthias Heise – The Hole
The Hole (1994) is a German twelve-minute absurdist short film starring actor Otto Sander. Somewhere out there, after making his way through the woods, a man finds a mysterious black hole in the ground. It is not surprising that he gets the urge to investigate thoroughly by throwing various objects into it…who wouldn’t have done the same thing?
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ECLECTIC FEAST 