To Hug You and Squeeze You

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Artist: Wago Kreider
Location: Carbondale, IL
Description: Formally referencing the flicker films of the late 60s against a narrative backdrop of the doomed marriage of a Hollywood starlet and an African prince, this film constructs an imaginary "honeymoon safari" from home movies of a wedding ceremony spliced with film clips of animals in captivity. Drawing out similarities between human and animal mating rituals, the editing gradually oscillates between a quickly compressed intercutting of opposing voices, and a slower, more leisurely alternation.

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Film & Animation

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