The Essential - A Decade Of Video Portraits By Martin & Inge Riebeek - Softcover

Riebeek, Martin; Riebeek, Inge

 
9789492051523: The Essential - A Decade Of Video Portraits By Martin & Inge Riebeek
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9492051524 ISBN 13: 9789492051523
Publisher: The Eriskay Connection, 2020

Synopsis

The Essential shows us the many ways in which our lives are unique, but also the similarities we share despite our differences. Since 2010 artists Martin and Inge Riebeek (NL) collect stories from people around the world for their video art project The Essential. In these stories people tell us what matters most to them in their lives. They share their honest answers to this main question: “what is the essence of your life”. This book is a celebration of a decade of work. It offers a selection of 225 video portraits with transcipts of the touching monologues and additional photos taken while creating The Essential.

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About the Author

Martin and Inge Riebeek (NL) both studied contemporary art at AKV|St. Joost Breda (NL) and have been working together since 2001. They have been creating art works in public space and later integrated audio visual elements in their work. Focussing on creating encounters, they invite passers-by to engage in a conversation by asking them “What is your dream? What does your paradise look like?” or, since 2010, “What, to you, is the essence of life right now?”. Again it is all about the encounter. They film the testimonies in one take, a monologue where the characters walk up to the camera, tell their story, and then disappear.

From the Back Cover

The Essential shows us the many ways in which our lives are unique, but also the similarities we share despite our differences. Since 2010 artists Martin and Inge Riebeek (NL) collect stories from people around the world for their video art project The Essential. In these stories people tell us what matters most to them in their lives. They share their honest answers to this main question: “what is the essence of your life”. This book is a celebration of a decade of work. It offers a selection of 225 video portraits with transcipts of the touching monologues and additional photos taken while creating The Essential.

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Publisher
The Eriskay Connection
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9492051524
ISBN 13 
9789492051523
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256