Brice Dellsperger pushes the boundaries of genre and gender. In his multifaceted reprises of iconic film sequences-all assembled under the title Body Double-the cineaste and artist reenacts the selected scenes from well-known films frame for frame and lets his ""body doubles"" perform all of the roles, be they male or female. In this conversation between Dellsperger and Marie-France Rafael, following current (post-)gender discussions, the artist describes sexuality and (sexual) identity as products of a cultural construction informed by audiovisual technologies. Film, video, and the Internet do not depict a pre-existing sexuality but establish an image of it and its (normative) framework. Throughout this exchange, the artist highlights how he, starting from travesty and doubles, undermines existing identity systems in order to develop new artistic strategies for subjectivity.
By:
Marie-France Rafael, Brice Dellsperger Foreword by:
José Freire Edited by:
Aaron Bogart Imprint: Floating Opera Press Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 170mm,
Width: 110mm,
ISBN:9783981910827 ISBN 10: 3981910826 Pages: 64 Publication Date:01 October 2020 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active