Ellie Ga, The Fortunetellers, 2008-ongoing, detail. By Gabby Moser In advance of her Live Images performance this Saturday, Brooklyn-based artist Ellie Ga answered a few questions about her performative lecture The Fortunetellers. Combining video, sound, narration and overhead and slide projectors, Ga’s performance meditates on themes of future-telling, metaphorical thinking and forging human connections in one [...]
Interview with Ellie Ga: Fortunetelling in the Arctic
March 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Gabby Moser's Blog
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Erie flows with rhythm and tone
April 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
As the first few minimalist frames of Erie grace the screen, it’s quite evident that tone will be an overarching catalyst for the rest of the film. The opening scene shows two men hanging a slick Volkswagen billboard advertisement aimed at African Americans, cooking up a flavour of equal parts irony and mobility. A documentary [...]