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Shay Arick
LIFE series
The work series LIFE was born out of my own interest in photography and the documented history of human violence. Out of a selection of photographs from LIFE magazine, I choose snapshots of violent acts that were caught on camera. In each video I reenact the photographic scene, playing different roles and re-posing specific body gestures of the people photographed
LIFE #1
Year of production:2013
Running Time: 5:06 min
LIFE #1 is a reenactment of a Japanese officer who is about to behead an Australian flier. The Pacific, 1945
LIFE #2
Year of production:2013
Running Time: 8:16 min
LIFE #2 is a reenactment of French patriots gang up on a collaborationist. Brittany, August 1944
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KENT
Year of production: 2014
Running Time: 2:46 min
Kent is a recreation of Kent State shootings occurred at Kent State University in Ohio in1970. The video proposes a different ending to the incident,which point to the indifference to violence acts.
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