The following essay, posted here in its entirety, was originally published in the Spring 2012 issue of Transformative Works and Cultures. Here I argue that remix is a queer act and caution that, as the entertainment industry begins to add queer characters to mainstream texts, the available subtext that remix works depend on is threatened. The curated video selection is available here. Appropriation… Read more →
I’ve been inspired by Hollywood icons of the past due to my necessary and productive obsession with Mad Men. With the roots of remix firmly placed in collage, I’ve been referencing these Now & Then collages that mash present day icons with their counterparts from the past. Created by Swedish artist George Chamoun, the pictures aren’t manipulated in anyway, just… Read more →
When working with appropriated footage, there are only so many changes, edits, tweaks and subversions one can make to the narrative; the camera angle cannot be altered. Yet it is a male gaze that moves and controls the camera. So how do you make something feminist when your source footage is inherently patriarchal? This is one of the limitations of… Read more →
