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Su Friedrich

Su Friedrich's work has a very interesting quality to it. The way in which she scratches words onto her film give it a very emotional appeal. It's kind of stressful to watch due to the movement and complete silence. I got lost while watching her films. I couldn't 100% put my finger on what was going on or what she was trying to say. I don't feel she explained herself very well & that added to my frustration. I didn't respond very well to her film where she was filming her once ex-girlfriends ( or partner or whatever) car. I couldn't figure out the master plan- why this was so important to her that she had to make a film out of it. I thought it was boring. I think if she had concentrated on showing more of a few videos instead of a little of many videos I could have had time to get a better response of her work. Honestly, I feel like I'm critiquing her lecture more than I am critiquing her work. There was just nothing there that evoked any sort of response. Her work & her lecture became a very neutral experience.

Yasumasa Morimura

This is someone I almost forgot about who I think is right up my alley.
I have recently reaquainted myself with Morimura after accidently stumbling upon his portrait when I was researching Greta Garbo.
Morimura places himself in the roles of famous yester-year actresses such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hephburn, Greta Garbo etc.etc. These actresses he portrays are no longer recognized for who they are but for the symbols they have become. For instance, Marilyn Monroe, she's no longer a person, she is her beauty mark, she is her platinum blonde hair, or her white dress. She is a symbol that anyone can portray, that anyone can be.