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Description for Wrecking Ball
Paperback. Wrecking Ball is a conversation about consent, authorship and putting words in other people's mouths. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 337 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
It's a story about a male photographer and a female celebrity. Its a question about how far we'll go, how much we think we're in control and how much we're prepared to 'go with the flow'. The piece playfully manipulates theatrical conventions and narrative expectations, revealing the seductive power of make believe and the subtle abuses of power that dictate our relationships - with each other, with art and with language. The authors of the work are also the performers and the lines between truth and fiction, and consent and coercion blur until they're destroyed. It began as an experiment ... Read more
It's a story about a male photographer and a female celebrity. Its a question about how far we'll go, how much we think we're in control and how much we're prepared to 'go with the flow'. The piece playfully manipulates theatrical conventions and narrative expectations, revealing the seductive power of make believe and the subtle abuses of power that dictate our relationships - with each other, with art and with language. The authors of the work are also the performers and the lines between truth and fiction, and consent and coercion blur until they're destroyed. It began as an experiment ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786820211
SKU
V9781786820211
Shipping Time
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Ref
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