LOCKER: MAGIC RECTANGLES
GABRIEL MADAN: Puppet Show (4.19.2015), 2020
April 19 to May 8, 2021
SPECIAL MONDAY screening, April 19, 6pm
Screening link, 4-19-21, 6pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89296485631?pwd=QytvRzFyZVhQSDRYaTRsV2l6TlVSQT09
*Video link:
Puppet Show (4.19.2015), 2020 (2 minutes)
MAGIC RECTANGLES is pleased to present GABRIEL MADAN: Puppet Show (4.19.2015), virtually at John Marshall High School.
A screen-saver-worthy beach scene, green-screened or virtually backgrounded, is disrupted by a stuffed puppet named Goog. Puppy-dog cute-ness is upended by way of Goog’s uncertain questions and expressions.
It’s all familiar, but strange. The puppet and the green-screening effect are almost spectral. Strange because of their ordinary-ness; Goog’s uncanny quality is itself eerie. No platitudes are employed to hide Goog’s suffering. Our sympathies are attracted and repelled. We participate in Goog’s misery; we’re drawn in and feel for Goog and his struggle.
The video will play, pause for a moment, and play a second time.
John Marshall High School is a comprehensive public high school that provides high-quality, creative and rigorous instruction for students in a diverse community.
LOCKER is located at John Marshall High School. MAGIC RECTANGLES is available via digital platforms. A screening will be held Monday, April 19, at 6:00pm. Following the screening, work may be viewed through a link at www.justlocker.com.
John Marshall High School
3939 Tracy St., Los Angeles, 90027
Contact:
Mark Roeder
