Feature: The Work of Angel Adams
Unigenderse
Adams On Unigenderse:
"Unigenderse examines gender roles by presenting appropriated footage of television, film, and music stars. I arranged clips of switched or obscured gender appearance and behavior with clips of the American/Hollywood masculine and feminine stereotypes. My intention is two-fold. First, I want to present to the viewer a series of clips where the sex of the person changes gradually from recognizable to unrecognizable, and back, in order to show the natural unpredictability of human personae. Second, I chose this theme because I am extremely intrigued and attracted to androgyny and gender-blending individuals. This is not a question of homosexuality versus heterosexuality. Those labels are inconsequential. I believe that mysterious, or otherwise "unconventional," appearances display the scientific fact that none of us are only one sex each. Therefore, taking on one lifelong binary tag in society is absurd. Each human is both female and male power, estrogen and testosterone, yin and yang, to varying degrees, at different times, by the year, day, or minute."
Cell Space
Adams On Cell Space:
"An observation of the cellular phone revolution, specifically the recent prevalence in Silicon Valley. . . with excerpts of the song 'Pocket Calculator,' performed by Kraftwerk, serve as a musical background throughout the entire film, replete with poignantly optimistic lyrics and quirky electronic sound-effects. In the forefront, I layered many clips of people speaking on telephones and various, genuinely irritating, cell phone ring tones."
From the Artist's Statement-
"I intend to represent what I encounter, as well as present to my audience an interpretation of our surroundings. I have chosen perception as my focus. . . Visual and Conceptual artists, such as the Dadaists, Situationists, Surrealists and Impressionists, have shaped my style, in addition to writers, television, films, and even types of music that deal with science fiction, paranormal phenomena, and fantasy."