2021
Video, Installation Collaboration with Sugano Matsusaki
“What’s my Line” is a series of experimental videos which question the impact of experiences on a person's socialization and how this process influences the images produced by the media. This experimental project is inspired by the Meisner acting method, a technique based on repetition and improvisation, in order to build a character. The three videos take place in a working space, where the actor/actresses were provided with a set of brief guidelines based on the role given to them. The scenes are then repeated as many times as possible. While a few relics make the progression of time transparent, each new beginning serves as a "reset" and holds the potential of a completely different plot line through improvisation.
The act of repetition could not only suggest the labor and workload we tackle daily in this globalized world, but also, as an acting strategy, could question whether in the process of repetition we rely on stereotypical norms that we encounter every day to build a character.
Different camera perspectives on the same repetitive scene refer to the constantly new formations in the role play of the actors. At the same time, the position of the viewer is questioned, and their own social location and identification are challenged.
Performers:
Anja Su-Jin Bourdais
Thu Trang Dong
Vito Sack