Joe Jowitt

Give and Take (2012)

5 minutes 26 secondsSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"Made as part of a three-day performance workshop in the Netherlands, we see a protagonist who has a muddled idea of how to operate. Vainly, methodically, he trundles on until he is asked to cease and desist.

This work continues to explore some of Jowitt's principle concerns: How do we come together in public? What does the social contract ask of us? In the words of Sheila Heti: "How should a person be?"" - Artist Statement

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