Screen Kiss
Me and Billy Bob, a recent DVD and web project, takes as its subject
a ‘crush’ I have on actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton.
Unfortunately, Billy Bob has not responded, and I am ready to make him
jealous.
Screen Kiss features several popular actors including Daniel Day
Lewis,Vincent Gallo, Johnny Depp, and one actress, Billy Bob’s former
wife Angelina Jolie. In each case I inserted myself into existing film scenes
as stand-in for the actresses or actor being kissed by or engaged in other
gestures of romance with these stars. I make eye contact with the camera, which
functions as voyeur and Billy Bob’s, presumably jealous, eye.
with support from Soil Media Suite at Neutral Ground Gallery, and The Canada Council for the Arts, New Media Commissioning Program
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writing by Jack Anderson
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TRANSMEDIA :29:59: an ongoing programme of media art displayed on the pedestrian level video billboard at Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. Beginning Aug 1, 2006, one minute video works (2 artists per month) will be broadcast 24/7 every half hour on the 29th and 59th minutes.