A dizzying stereoscopic mannequin melodrama, this entrancing romp conjures retail worlds both familiar and strange, in which chiselled mannequins may in fact be communing with each other amid an overwhelming array of apparel. Consumerist critique, spellbinding operatic fantasy, or both?
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Scott Stark leads us through
a dizzying array of consumerist goods in
his stereoscopic mannequin melodrama
The Realist. Composed of flickering still
images, this entrancing romp conjures
retail worlds both familiar and strange,
in which chiselled mannequins may
in fact be communing with each other
amid the overwhelming array of apparel.
Whether viewed as consumerist critique or
spellbinding, operatic fantasy, The Realist
employs a deft binary structure that skews
toward the metaphysical.
ANDRÉA PICARD
Screenings
Fri Sep 06
Jackman Hall
Regular