Subway stories

This essay is going to be a reflection of my work process. It will describe different subjects and interests regarding my work. During the last years I have been making videos that deal with “scenes” and situations from our everyday life specifically from the subway. The subway is a closed, confined...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kogan, Anne-Liis
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Konstfack, Institutionen för Konst (K) 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-3797
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Summary:This essay is going to be a reflection of my work process. It will describe different subjects and interests regarding my work. During the last years I have been making videos that deal with “scenes” and situations from our everyday life specifically from the subway. The subway is a closed, confined space where we coexist for different periods of time. There is a stage and an audience with every observed situation. I am interested in the subtle violence that often goes unnoticed, as we inhabit the public realm. I am interested in what type of roles are we playing? When are we communicating violence or xenophobia? When we are operating in this space, what roles are “on” and what roles are “off” when we invade or impose others in the public realm?