P.opular S.ky (section ish) by Ryan Trecartin, 2009
kind of hard to describe something so mind-numbingly twitchy and psychedelic. i didn't expect to sit through all 40 minutes, but the film is incredibly hypnotizing - although simultaneously psychotic and vulgar, the viewer can't turn away but instead relates to familiar characters and dialogue, as if watching we are watching a popular sitcom on ketamine. references to the internet, medication, cell phones and credit cards also suggests the perverse characters to be highly caricatured (yet accurate) versions of ourselves. i highly suggest everyone watch this film from start to finish.
P.opular S.ky (section ish) is currently on exhibit in Queer Voice at the Institute of Contemporary Art in philadelphia. Trecartin is represented by Elizabeth Dee in new york.
kind of hard to describe something so mind-numbingly twitchy and psychedelic. i didn't expect to sit through all 40 minutes, but the film is incredibly hypnotizing - although simultaneously psychotic and vulgar, the viewer can't turn away but instead relates to familiar characters and dialogue, as if watching we are watching a popular sitcom on ketamine. references to the internet, medication, cell phones and credit cards also suggests the perverse characters to be highly caricatured (yet accurate) versions of ourselves. i highly suggest everyone watch this film from start to finish.
P.opular S.ky (section ish) is currently on exhibit in Queer Voice at the Institute of Contemporary Art in philadelphia. Trecartin is represented by Elizabeth Dee in new york.