[sic]
2009
[sic]
2009
This ensemble addresses the censorship applied in Japan on illustrated publications and the legal ambiguities surrounding the notion of obscenity.
Éric Baudelaire explores the bokashi, a Japanese form of censorship which consists in scratching all images "which unnecessarily excite or stimulate sexual desire". These heliogravure prints are enlargements of the scratching on western art magazines. 1 n the video, a bookshop employee receives art books; she scratches certain images, firstly of nudity, then of landscapes and abstract works. Her gesture of self-censorship can be seen as a form of poetry of the absurd, a ritual which transforms into a reflection on the power of images.
| Domain | Nouveaux médias | Vidéo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Vidéo numérique NTSC (fichier non compressé RAW), 4/3, couleur, son, fichier PDF contenant un texte mural. |
| Duration | 15 min 01 s |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2017 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2017-205 |
On display:
Musée - Niveau 4 - Espace Nouveaux Médias et Films
Detailed description
| Artist |
Éric Baudelaire
(1973, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | [sic] |
| Creation date | 2009 |
| Domain | Nouveaux médias | Vidéo |
| Description | L'oeuvre [sic] est constituée d'une vidéo et d'un texte mural donnant à voir un aperçu de l'histoire de la censure au japon. |
| Techniques | Vidéo numérique NTSC (fichier non compressé RAW), 4/3, couleur, son, fichier PDF contenant un texte mural. |
| Duration | 15 min 01 s |
| Printing | Ed. 1/5 +1 AP |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2017 |
| Collection area | Nouveaux medias |
| Inventory no. | AM 2017-205 |
