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The theme of "eloquent silence" explored in My Collected Silences recurs in ’The Gaze’, a pastiche of soap-opera silences. As the expression goes – these gazes "say it all." Be it a revealing moment of rage, sadness or impotence – all are conveyed by an over-expressive and exaggerated look. But as the gallery of these pathos-filled gestures progresses, we realize that we have no idea what they mean. Lousy acting and ’over-gazing’ prevent us from grasping the true meaning. Severed from the narrative context, the gazes are avoided of meaning.
Catalogue No. 468
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The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis
The theme of "eloquent silence" explored in My Collected Silences recurs in ’The Gaze’, a pastiche of soap-opera silences. As the expression goes – these gazes "say it all." Be it a revealing moment of rage, sadness or impotence – all are conveyed by an over-expressive and exaggerated look. But as the gallery of these pathos-filled gestures progresses, we realize that we have no idea what they mean. Lousy acting and ’over-gazing’ prevent us from grasping the true meaning. Severed from the narrative context, the gazes are avoided of meaning.
Catalogue No. 468
File: S
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis