Preview: Stephanie Syjuco in Season 9 of Art21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2018)

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[STEPHANIE SYJUCO]
If we're to look at the complexity of
our contemporary culture,
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our political moment,
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our lived realities--
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I want my work to be as complicated as well.
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That there isn't just one way to look at it--
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depending on your perspective,
you'll see it a different way.
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And I also wanted to inhabit contradictions.
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--Alright, fierce.
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And so, looking at images of protest,
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we created these composite characters.
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And so they're fictions.
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Black-clad individuals are usually
associated with a very direct action.
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Is it a character that one finds problematic
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or is it something that might elicit even
some empathy?

Title:: Preview: Stephanie Syjuco in Season 9 of Art21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2018)
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Video Language:: English
Team:: Art21
Project:: Season previews
Duration:: 01:05

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